The Sermon at Benares is the Buddha’s equivalent of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. In it, the gist of Buddhist teaching is given. There are “Four Noble Truths” that are contained in this document. The first is, “Existence is unhappiness.” The second is, “Unhappiness is caused by selfish craving.” Truth number three is, “Selfish craving can be destroyed.” The Eightfold Path is the fourth truth, by which this can happen. The Path’s steps are: 1) right understanding, 2) right purpose or aspiration, 3) right speech, 4) right conduct, 5) right vocation, 6) right effort, 7) right alertness, and 8)
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