The Dharma or the Religion of Enlightenment an Exposition of Buddhism (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Dharma or the Religion of Enlightenment an Exposition of Buddhism<br><br>Dharma means truth, especially religious truth, or briefly, religion.<br><br>The Dharma taught by the Buddha (the Enlightened One) and held by the Sangha (the Buddhist Brotherhood) is formulated in four statements, called "the four noble truths."<br><br>The first noble truth is on the existence of suffering.<br><br>Birth is suffering, old age is suffering, disease is suffering, and death is suffering. Sad it is to be joined with that which we abhor. Sad is the separation from that which we love, and sad is the craving for that which cannot be obtained.<br><br>The second noble truth is on the origin of suffering.<br><br>The origin of suffering is desire.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.