Many people think that the Noble Eightfold Path (Ariya Aṭṭhaṅgika Magga) and the Four Noble Truths (Cattāri Ariya Saccāni) are different. However, the Noble Eightfold Path is actually the Fourth Noble Truth (Magga Sacca) among the Four Noble Truths. The Four Noble Truths Dukkha Sacca — The Truth of Suffering Samudaya Sacca — The Truth of the Cause of Suffering Nirodha Sacca — The Truth of the Ending of Suffering Magga Sacca — The Truth of the Way Leading Out of Suffering (The Noble Eightfold Path) Summary Poem Some think the Truths and the Path are not the same, Because they don’t know all four by each name. Suffering is the first, while the cause is number two, The third is its ending, the fourth — a Path to do.

Buddha by Numbers Introduction The Buddhist teachings are often organized by various lists. Various matrices of interlinked lists to organize the teachings are one of the distinctive features of Buddhism. In my studies, I find myself learning many different types of lists for memory. By doing so, I can see the benefit and how they can be expanded and interlinked. While it may seem like dry minutia and uninteresting at first glance, the lists run very deep when you start to understand how the whole system works.1 It is a complete system, and once you understand the basics, you can understand that they are all connected to each other with only a few degrees of separation.