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anicca
impermanence / 3 marks of existence
anatta
no self / 3 marks of existence
dukkha
dissatisfaction / 3 marks of existence
metta
loving kindness
karuna
compassion
eightfold path
right view / resolve / speech / action / livelihood / effort / mindfulness / concentration
5 precepts
no taking life / no taking what’s not freely given / no misuse of senses / no wrong speech / no intoxicants
ahimsa
non violence
extra precepts for bhikkhu/ni
eating after midday / no worldly amusements / no ornaments and perfume / sleeping on nice beds / accepting gold and silver
I take refuge in the Buddha , I take refuge in the Dhamma /
I take refuge in the Sangha - Buddhist declaration of faith
4 noble truths
suffering exists, it has a cause, it has an end, it has a cause to its end
birth is suffering, aging is suffering,
illness is suffering, death is suffering - Buddha, 1st noble truth
craving for sensual pleasures , craving for becoming ,
craving for disbecoming - Buddha, 2nd noble truth
fading away and cessation
of that same craving - Nirvana, Buddha, 3rd noble truth
he who walks in the 8fold path
with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana - Buddha
all tremble at violence,
all fear death - Buddha, ahimsa
all conditioned things
are impermanent - Buddha, anicca
the root of suffering
is attachment - Buddha
