Analysis of he Four Noble Truths
I will analyze the Four Noble Truth as presented in SN56.11 by cross-reference with other Early Buddhist Texts. **The First Noble Truth** Here's the definition Pali; *Idaṁ kho pana, bhikkhave, dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ—jātipi dukkhā, jarāpi dukkhā, byādhipi dukkho, maraṇampi dukkhaṁ, appiyehi sampayogo dukkho, piyehi vippayogo dukkho, yampicchaṁ na labhati tampi dukkhaṁ—saṅkhittena pañcupādānakkhandhā dukkhā* —SN56.11 English > This, indeed, monks, is the noble truth of suffering—birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering, association with the disliked is suffering, separation from the liked is suffering, not obtaining what one desires is suffering—in brief, the five clung-to aggregates (pañc'upādānakkhandhā) are suffering. —SN56.11 Pañc'upādānakkhandhā here is a compound noun, meaning the five clung-to aggregates for which one has desire. This is established by cross-reference with SN22.82 > Venerable sir, is that clinging (upādāna) th...