Deck 24: Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion Excerpts

Question 1

The Exalted One states that a middle path can be found if we renounce

A) the pursuit of sensual indulgences
B) received wisdom
C) the denial of all pleasures
D) both (a) and (c)

Answer 1

both (a) and (c)

Question 2

According to the Exalted One's sermon, the cause of the suffering prevalent in human life is

A) disagreement and strife among human beings
B) scarcity of material goods
C) our attachment and craving for worldly things
D) laziness and distraction

Answer 2

our attachment and craving for worldly things

Question 3

The key to reducing human suffering is to renounce, and thereby liberate ourselves from, our desires and cravings

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What are some similarities between the Stoic view of death and suffering as expounded by Epictetus and the view of death and suffering suggested by the Four Noble Truths? What are some important differences?

Question 5

How do you interpret the Exalted One's saying that he has come to know that "This is my last birth, and now there is no existence again"? What is the state or condition that the Four Noble Truths propose will lead to a life free of suffering?