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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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
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.
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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Partial matches: Cessation, Suffering.
Full-text (+76): Four noble truths, Ku mie, Ku mie dao, Mie di, Aryasatya, Jaramarananirodha, Patighasamphassaja, Cessation, Patippassaddhi, Nibbayissanti, Cyanadhamma, Duhkhanirodhasatya, Vattanirodha, Nirodhajnana, Lokantaraniraya, Kusalasukha, Kilesakkhayappatti, Upasamavaha, Niccabhimata, Kincanappahana.
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Socially Engaged Buddhism (with reference to Australian society) (by Phuong Thi Thu Ngo)
The Festival of Theravada Tradition < [Chapter 4]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(1) Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]
(7) Sacca-vibhanga-sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The Truth of the Cessation of Suffering (nirodha) < [Chapter XVI - The Faculties and Truths (indriya-sacca-niddesa)]
B. Description of the Truths (sacca) < [Chapter XVI - The Faculties and Truths (indriya-sacca-niddesa)]
Dependent Origination (i): Ignorance < [Chapter XVII - Dependent Origination (paññā-bhūmi-niddesa)]
Ahara as depicted in the Pancanikaya (by Le Chanh)
3.2. Ahara and the Four Noble Truths < [Chapter 3 - Ahara and specific teachings of the Buddha]
Introduction < [Chapter 6 - Cultivation of four kinds of Ahara]
1.1. Problems in human life < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
The Noble Truth of the Path < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Nibbāna (ultimate reality or ‘the cessation of suffering’) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Part 6 - Delivery of The Suciloma Sutta < [Chapter 32b - The Buddha’s Fourteenth Vassa at Savatthi]
Vipassana Meditation Course (by Chanmyay Sayadaw)
Part 1 - Mental Defilements < [Chapter 4 - Excercises In Mindfulness]
Part 4 - The Attainment Of Patajara < [Chapter 3 - Systematic Practice]
Part 2 - The Noble Eight-fold Path < [Chapter 4 - Excercises In Mindfulness]