Doctrines and Features
Four noble truths (chatwari Arya satyani)
1. Dukha: Life is full of sorrow (sabbam dukkam).
2. Dukha samudaya: Causes of sorrow.
3. Dukha Nirodha: sorrow can be stopped (Nirvana).
4. Dukha Nirodha gamini pratipada: path leading to cessation of sorrow (Ashtangika marg)
- Pratiya samutapada: hetuvada (Theory of cause effect) and kshanbhanga vada (Theory of momentariness or impermanence).
- Desire: root cause of sorrow.
- Ultimate aim of life: To attain Nirvana (eternal state of peace and bliss liberation from cycle of birth and death).
Ashtangika Marg.
- Right Observation.
- Right Ditermination.
- Right Speech
- Right Action.
- Right livelihood.
- Right Exercise.
- Right Memory.
- Right Meditation.
Madhya Marge/Madhyama pratipada
- The Middle path.
- Man should avoid both extremes and s life of severe ascetism.
Triratna (Three jwels of Buddhism)
- Buddha(enlightened).
- Dharma (doctrine).
- Sangha(commune).
Architecture of the Buddhism
- Stupa: Relics of Buddha or some prominent monk are preserved.
- Chaitya: prayer Hall.
- Vihara: Residence.
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