What are the core beliefs of a Buddhist?

• All conditioned things are impermanent
• Mind and body are impermanent things
• Dukkha is the result of clinging/desire/ignorance
• It is possible to be rid of dukkha
• Buddha and other enlightened beings overcame dukkha
• We have control over our behaviors, habits, actions
• Flawed perspective leads to flawed results, correct perspective leads to correct results
• Refuges:
  • Buddha - understood stress and its causes, overcame stress
  • Dhamma - is the teachings of the Buddha to understand stress, its causes, and overcame it
  • Sangha - people who understand the teachings of the Buddha, are overcoming or will overcome stress