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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Four Noble Truths teach that
A
everyone suffers from the desire for material things, but overcoming these desires will bring suffering to an end.
B
special techniques can be used to harness spiritual energy and achieve nirvana in a single lifetime.
C
harming animals in any way is morally wrong.
D
all people must respect the elder members of their family and care for children with loving kindness.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In brief, the four noble truths can be understood as the following: Suffering exists. Suffering has a cause. Suffering has an end.

Detailed explanation-2: -Now the Four Noble Truths are: there is suffering; there is a cause or origin of suffering; there is a end of suffering; and there is path out of suffering which is the Eightfold Path. Each of these Truths has three aspects so all together there are twelve insights.

Detailed explanation-3: -In his first sermon at Deer Park, he taught the Four Noble Truths: the existence of suffering, the cause of suffering, that the cause of suffering can end, and the path to the end of suffering. The Buddha was once living in the Deer Park at the Resort of Seers (Isipatana) near Baranasi Forest.

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