Match Set I (Noble Truth) with Set II (explanation). Choose the correct answer.

List I

i.Dukkha

ii.Samudaya

iii.Nirodha

iv.Atthanga Magga

List II

a.It can be achieved by following the Eightfold Path

b.Suffering could be extinguished

c.Every suffering has a cause

d.Suffering is the essence of the world

Ai-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d

Bi-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b

Ci-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a ✓ Correct

Di-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Correct answer: (C) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

Explanation

Dukkha holds that suffering is the very essence of the world.

Samudaya holds that every suffering has a cause.

Nirodha holds that suffering can be extinguished.

Atthanga Magga holds that this end is reached by following the Eightfold Path.

Together they move from naming suffering to its cause, its ceasing and its cure.

These Four Noble Truths form the core of the Buddha's first sermon.

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