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Sanskrit

Description

Truth

1

Anitya

Impermanence

Suffering (Duhkha)

2

Duhkha

Suffering

3

Sunya

Emptiness

4

Anatmaka

Selflessnss

5

Hetu

How defiled causes result in suffering

Origination (Samudaya)

6

Samudaya

How suffering originates and increases itself

7

Prabhava

How a series of causes causes suffering

8

Pratyaya

How conditions contribute to suffering

9

Nirodha

How all defilements cease

Extinction (Nirvana)

10

Santa

How Nirvana is peaceful because it is free of confusion

11

Pranita

How Nirvana is excellent because it free of sickness

12

Nihsarana

Now Nirvana is an escape from suffering and misfortune

13

Marga

How the Path is Noble

The Path (Marga)

14

Nyaya

How the Path is logical and true

15

Pratipatti

How the Path leads to Nirvana

16

Nairyanika

How the Path leads to liberation from Samsara