{"podcast":{"title":"Dhamma Audio","slug":"dhamma-audio-7662640","podcast_index_feed_id":7662640,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10df112d4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.buddhawords.org/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45188701/45188701-1768529552745-1fa571c9f86ce.jpg","author":"Sugata Vinayo","episode_count":64,"summary":"Dhamma Audio built to provide education in Buddhism, the show offers study materials on Dhamma, Suttas, and Vinaya. We share the true Dhamma, the Buddha’s teachings, because learning the authentic Dhamma is essential for developing right understanding of life and for knowing how to live in accordance with the Dhamma.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dhamma-audio-7662640"},"episode":{"title":"The Four Noble Truths","slug":"the-four-noble-truths","published_at":"2026-05-15T23:28:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dhamma-audio-7662640/the-four-noble-truths","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dhamma-audio-7662640","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sugata-vinayo/episodes/The-Four-Noble-Truths-e3jeftl","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10df112d4/podcast/play/120061301/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-15%2F91cfa838-abaf-90e6-6326-e6473b9981ce.mp3","summary":"The Four Noble Truths. Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi “Bhikkhus, there are these Four Noble Truths. What four? The noble truth of suffering, the noble truth of the origin of suffering, the noble truth of the cessation of suffering, the noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of suffering. “And what, bhikkhus, is the noble truth of suffering? It should be said: the five aggregates subject to clinging; that is, the form aggregate subject to clinging, the feeling aggregate subject to clinging, the perception aggregate subject to clinging, the volitional formations aggregate subject to clinging, the consciousness aggregate subject to clinging. This is called the noble truth of suffering. “And what, bhikkhus, is the noble truth of the origin of suffering? It is this craving which leads to renewed existence, accompanied by delight and lust, seeking delight here and there; that is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for existence, craving for extermination. This is called the noble truth of the origin of suffering. “And what, bhikkhus, is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering? It is the remainderless fading away and cessation of that same craving, the giving up and relinquishing of it, freedom from it, nonreliance on it. This is called the noble truth of the cessation of suffering. “And what, bhikkhus, is the noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of suffering? It is this Noble Eightfold Path; that is, right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. This is called the noble truth of the way leading to the cessation of suffering. “These, bhikkhus, are the Four Noble Truths. “Therefore, bhikkhus, an exertion should be made to understand: ‘This is suffering.’ An exertion sh…","meta_description":"The Four Noble Truths. Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi “Bhikkhus, there are these Four Noble Truths. What four? The noble truth of suffering, the noble truth…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":157,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dhamma-audio-7662640/episodes/the-four-noble-truths/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dhamma-audio-7662640/the-four-noble-truths.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}