Understanding Buddhism as a faith system requires first to explore the life of its founder, Siddhartha Gautama, who later became known as Buddha. ... The first one, called Dukkha, meaning, "suffering," in Sanskrit, states the initial problem which is that suffering is intrinsically linked to human life (Burke, pp. 59-60). ... The first one, called Wisdom, mentions that one needs first to fully comprehend the first three Noble Truths and to develop and incorporate thoughts of non-violence and love. ... The last category is about meditation and mental discipline. ... Finally, one ...

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Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama commonly known as the Buddha "the awakened one". ... In Theravada Buddhism, as part of daily practice, one typically prostrates before and after chanting and meditation. ...

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He studied meditation with many teachers. ... The First Noble Truth states "Life is Dukkha". ... This may seem a bit pessimistic and might propose to many that Buddhism is a dire, fatalistic philosophy. ... The first noble truth is a statement so true and so obvious that it cannot be denied. Using other translations of dukkha might lead us to (at least slightly) different conclusions as to the meaning of the First Noble Truth. ...

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