Four Noble Truths pave the path to enlightenment from "summary" of The Buddha and His Dhamma by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
The Buddha taught that life is suffering. Birth is suffering, old age is suffering, sickness is suffering, death is suffering. Not getting what one wants is suffering, getting what one does not want is suffering. In short, the five aggregates of clinging are suffering. The Buddha said that one must understand the nature of suffering if one is to attain enlightenment. The cause of suffering, according to the Buddha, is craving. Craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, and craving for non-existence. This craving leads to attachment, which in turn leads to suffering. The Buddha taught that one must abandon craving if o...
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