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The philosophical focus of buddhism is found in the four noble truths.
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What are these truths and how do they end up connecting to the buddhist teaching of no -self? as far as the truths go, we have the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering.
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So what does that mean exactly? more simply put, suffering exists, it has a cause, it has an end, and it has a cause to bring about its end.
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So how does that apply to us in the teaching of no -self? well the four noble truths give buddhists the opportunity to examine and reflect upon why they are suffering in life.
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For example, this means they are trying to attempt to overcome three poisons.
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This is another tenet that ties into this.
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And those three poisons would be hate, greed, and ignorance...