Things to do to get started (5 mins):

1. Find your folder in the pile at the back, take a PostIt and a sheet of plain paper too.

2. Write one fact about the Buddha that you found out for homework on the PostIt and stick it to the board.

3. Put your homework in your folder.4. Remind yourself about what we looked at last

week. If you weren’t here last week ask someone who was about The Three Marks of Existence.

3 Ms of E

Three Marks of Existence

Anicca – Everything Changes

Dukkha – Life is Unsatisfactory

Anatta – No self/soul

The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism

LO: To find out about the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism

Luckily we’ve already done the first one: Dukkha!

The 4 Noble TruthsLO: To find out about the Four Noble Truths

of Buddhism

1. Dukkha

On your sheet of plain paper (5 mins):

1. Copy out this layout using a ruler.

2. Try to explain the idea of Dukkha to the left of the word “Dukkha”

3. Draw a picture explaining the idea of Dukkha to the right

The Second Noble Truth:Samudaya (Attachment)

• Buddhists believe that Dukkha (unsatisfactory-ness) is caused by Samudaya (or attachment).

• We already know that everything changes (Anicca), but we tend to cling to things to make them stay as they are.

• This includes things, people, feelings and places.• However, things change anyway, and so we

experience Dukkha because of our attachment.

The 4 Noble TruthsLO: To find out about the Four Noble Truths

of Buddhism

1. Dukkha

On your sheet of plain paper (5 mins):

1. Write the second noble truth in the 2nd box

2. Try to explain the idea of Samudaya to the left

3. Draw a picture explaining the idea of Samudaya to the right

2. SamudayaDukkha is caused by attachment.We get attached to people and things, then when they change we have that feeling that things

aren’t right

The Third Noble Truth:Nirodha (no attachment = no suffering)

• If suffering and unsatisfactory-ness (Dukkha) is caused by attachment (Samudaya), then by stopping Samudaya we can stop Dukkha.

• This Third Noble Truth says that this idea is Nirodha; the ceasing of attachment.

• If we stop wanting things to stay the same, and trying to have things we cannot then we will not suffer when these things do not happen.

The 4 Noble TruthsLO: To find out about the Four Noble Truths

of Buddhism

1. Dukkha

On your sheet of plain paper (5 mins):

1. Write the third noble truth in the 3rd box

2. Try to explain the idea of Nirodha to the left

3. Draw a picture explaining the idea of Nirodha to the right

2. Samudaya

3. NirodhaIf we stop becoming attached to

things we won’t suffer when they change.

Don’t cling to money or power, because if you do, it will create

Dukkha for you one day.

The Fourth Noble Truth:Marga (a way to stop attachment)

• Not becoming attached to things can be hard.• However, by following the Eightfold Path we

can help ourselves become less attached.– Right View: See things as they really are– Right Intention: Do things for the right reasons– Right Speech: Don’t lie and try to say kind things– Right Action: Do kind things, don’t do things that hurt others– Right Livelihood: Make money in a way that doesn’t oppress– Right Effort: Try as hard as you can in all you do– Right Mindfulness: Be aware of ourselves and others– Right Concentration: Be unified with oneself

The 4 Noble TruthsLO: To find out about the Four Noble Truths

of Buddhism

1. Dukkha

On your sheet of plain paper (5 mins):

1. Write the fourth noble truth in the 4th box

2. Try to explain the idea of Marga to the left. Don’t worry about explaining the eightfold path in any detail.

3. Draw a picture explaining the idea of Marga to the right

2. Samudaya

3. Nirodha

4. MargaThe way to stopping attachment is to follow the eightfold path:Right view, intention, speech,

action, livelihood, effort, mindfulness and concentration.

Drum-beat Plenary

• To help us remember the Four Noble Truths we can put a rhythm together:

• For example:– Dukkha / which means / life is / unsatisfactory

• Can you think of a beat for Samudaya, Nirodha and Marga?