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Here the Buddha's teachings are organized according to his method of "gradual training" (anupubbi-katha), a framework he frequently used (e.g., Ud V.3) to guide newcomers from first principles through progressively more advanced teachings, all the way to the fulfillment of the Four Noble Truths and the realization of Nibbana.
  1. Generosity (dana)

  2. Virtue (sila):

  3. Heaven (sagga)

  4. Drawbacks (adinava)

  5. Renunciation (nekkhamma)

  6. The Four Noble Truths (cattari ariya saccani):
    1. The Noble Truth of Dukkha (dukkha ariya sacca):
    2. The Noble Truth of the Cause of Dukkha (dukkha samudayo ariya sacca):
    3. The Noble Truth of the Cessation of Dukkha (dukkha nirodho ariya sacca):
    4. The Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Dukkha (dukkha nirodha gamini patipada ariya sacca):

See also: Refuge: An Introduction to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Revised: Sun 19-Oct-2003

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