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 ====== Buddhism ======
+===== Dhamma in a nutshell =====
+==== Four noble truths: ====
+  - **Dukkha**: There is stress, dissatisfaction, suffering in this world
+  - **Samudaya**: The cause of //dukkha// is //tanha// (thirst, craving, desire), conditioned by //avijja// (ignorance)
+  - **Nirodha**: There is an end to //dukkha// by letting go of //tanha// and overcoming //avijja//
+  - **Magga**: The way to the end of //dukkha// is the eightfold noble path
+==== Eightfold noble path: ====
+  - Right view
+  - Right intention
+  - Right speech
+  - Right action
+  - Right livelihood
+  - Right effort
+  - Right mindfulness
+  - Right concentration
+==== Three marks of reality ====
+  * Anicca: All things are impermanent
+  * Dukkha: All things are not satisfying
+  * Anatta: All things are lacking an eternal self
+==== Three poisons ====
+  * Lobha: Desire, lust, jealousy
+  * Dosa: Sorrow, hatred, grudges
+  * Moha: Confusion, ignorance
+==== Three cravings ====
+  * Craving for sense-pleasures
+  * Craving for becoming
+  * Craving for non-becoming
+==== Tiratana: Three gems ====
+  * Buddha: self-enlightened teacher
+  * Dhamma: teachings of the Buddha
+  * Sangha: enlightened ones, monks and nuns, laypeople
+==== Brama-vihara: Four godly dwellings ====
+  * Metta: Good-will
+  * Karuna: Compassion
+  * Mudita: Sympathetic-joy
+  * Upekkha: Equanimity, stable-mindedness
+==== Khandha: Five aspects of a person ====
+  * Rupa: Body/Form
+  * Vedana: Feeling (pleasure, pain, neutral)
+  * Sanna: Sense-perception, recognition
+  * Sankhara: Mind-states, mental composition, conditioned experience
+  * Vinnana: Awareness, consciousness
 ===== Useful texts =====
-  * **Dhammapada** -- an ancient collection of proverbs, adages, and general reflections on the nature of life and its ills from a Buddhist perspective.
+  * **Dhammapada** (Buddha) -- an ancient collection of proverbs, adages, and general reflections on the nature of life and its ills from a Buddhist perspective.
-  * **In the Buddha's Words** -- an excellent overview of Buddhist scripture by Bhikkhu Bodhi, fairly contemporary
+  * **In the Buddha's Words** (Bhikkhu Bodhi) -- an excellent overview of Buddhist scripture by a popular monk, fairly contemporary
-  * **What the Buddha Taught** -- another overview of Buddhist thought by a contemporary monk
+  * **Word of the Buddha** (Brahm/Bodhi/Nyanatiloka) -- a hypercondensed version of the Sutta Pitaka (download [[https://4x13.net/Brahm_word-of-the-buddha-draft.pdf|here]]
+  * **What the Buddha Taught** (Walpola Rahula) -- another overview of Buddhist thought by a contemporary monk
+  * **The Buddha's Lists** (David Snyder) -- Theravada scripture boiled into lists.
   * **Right Mindfulness** (Thanissaro Bhikkhu) -- a good intro to Buddhist meditation
   * **Right Concentration** (Leigh Brasington) -- another good intro to Buddhist meditation
-  * **The Mind Illuminated** -- A course on meditation that's well-suited for modern audiences, less based on traditional practice and scriptures.
+  * **The Mind Illuminated** (John Yates) -- A course on meditation that's well-suited for modern audiences, less based on traditional practice and scriptures.
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