suffering, Buddha taught four noble truths: • There is suffering. • Suffering has a cause. • Suffering has an end. • There is a path that leads to the end of suffering. This path is the Eightfold Path. The Four Noble Truths are the fundamental teachings of the Buddha. They constitute the fundamental philosophy of Buddhism, and the core of Buddhist teaching. Seated beneath the Bodhi tree the Buddha understood the Four Noble truths. They are called “noble” because they ennoble everyone who understands