Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Noble Truths taught by Buddha?

  1. All life is full of suffering, pain, and sorrow.

  2. The way to overcome desire is to follow the Eightfold Path

  3. The only purpose in life is to do good to others.

  4. The only cure for suffering is to overcome desire.
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Explanation

The Four Noble Truths focus on the nature of suffering, its cause (desire), the possibility of its end, and the path to that end (Eightfold Path). The idea that the purpose of life is to do good to others is a general moral teaching, not one of the Four Noble Truths.

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