cattāri ariyasaccāni

The basic teaching of the four noble truths (dukkham samudayo nirodho magga) can be expressed as a medical diagnosis (The Dawn of Abhidharma p. 113):

• disease: duḥkha
• pathogen: craving
• health: nirvāṇa
• cure: eightfold path

cattāri ariyasaccāni

# cattāri ariyasaccāni
## dukkham
- pain
- incapable of suffering
## dukkha-samudayo
- origin
- arising
## dukkha-nirodha
- cease
- suppress
## dukkha-nirodha-gamini patipada
- leading to
- path, way

This is not mine, I am not this, this is not my essence.

netaṁ mama, nesohamasmi, na meso attāti— evametaṁ yathābhūtaṁ sammappaññāya daṭṭhabbaṁ.

Reference

• Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta DN 22 PTS 2.290–2.315 PT
• Saccavibhaṅgasutta MN 141 PTS 3.248–3.252
• Mahākhandhaka Pli Tv Kd 1 PTS 1.1–1.100 P