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The Four Noble Truths ( Pali , "cattari ariya saccani") are taught in Buddhism as the fundamental insight or Enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha (the historical Buddha), which led to the formulation of the Buddhist Philosophy .

# Dukkha : There is suffering and impermanence in life for all beings.

# Samudaya: There is a cause for Dukkha, which is attachment and desire ('' Tanha '').

# Nirodha: There is a way out of Dukkha, which is to eliminate attachment and desire.

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This outline form is exactly that used by doctors of the and the prescribe a cure. Thus the Buddha treats suffering as a "disease" we can confidently expect to cure.

Because of its focus on suffering, Buddhism is often called pessimistic. But since Gautama Buddha presented a Cure , Buddhists consider it neither pessimistic nor optimistic but realistic.

The Four Noble Truths were the topic of the first sermon given by the Buddha after his enlightenment. He gave the sermon to the ascetics with whom he had practiced austerities.

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