<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Four Noble Truths refer to and express the basic orientation of Buddhism in a short expression: we crave and cling to impermanent states and things, which are dukkha, "incapable of satisfying" and painful . This craving keeps us caught in samsara, the endless cycle of repeated rebirth and dying again, and the dukkha that comes with it . There is, however, a way to end this cycle, namely by attaining nirvana, cessation of craving, whereafter rebirth and associated dukkha will no longer arise again . This can be accomplished by following the eightfold path, restraining oneself, cultivating discipline, and practicing mindfulness and meditation . </P> <P> In short form, the four truths are dukkha, samudaya ("arising," "coming together"), nirodha ("cessation," "confinement"), and marga, the path leading to cessation . As the "Four Noble Truths" (Sanskrit: catvāri āryasatyāni; Pali: cattāri ariyasaccāni), they are "the truths of the Noble Ones," the truths or realities which are understood by the "worthy ones" who have attained nirvana . </P> <P> In the sutras, Buddhist religious texts, the four truths have both a symbolic and a propositional function . They represent the awakening and liberation of the Buddha, but also the possibility of liberation for all sentient beings, describing how release from craving is to be reached . In the Pali canon scriptures, the four truths appear in a "network of teachings," as part of "the entire dhamma matrix," which have to be taken together . They provide a conceptual framework for introducing and explaining Buddhist thought, which has to be personally understood or "experienced". </P>

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