Cessation of suffering: 1 definition

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Cessation of suffering means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

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Source: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

The Cessation of Suffering refers to the third division of the “Four Noble Truths” (having Sixteen Aspects) which are known in Tibetan as 'phags pa'i bden bzhi.—The Four Noble Truths are are: (1) there is suffering, (2) there is an origin of suffering, (3) there is a cessation of suffering, and (4) there is a path to the cessation of suffering.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

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