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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The way to end suffering is to give up all cravings is one of the Four Noble Truths.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Fourth Noble truth charts the method for attaining the end of suffering, known to Buddhists as the Noble Eightfold Path. The steps of the Noble Eightfold Path are Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.

Detailed explanation-2: -Life is suffering. The cause of suffering is craving. The end of suffering comes with an end to craving. There is a path which leads one away from craving and suffering.

Detailed explanation-3: -four sufferings ( shi-ku): The four universal sufferings: birth, aging, sickness, and death. Various sutras describe Shakyamuni’s quest for enlightenment as motivated by a desire to find a solution to these four sufferings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Four noble truths as preached by Buddha are that the life is full of suffering (Duhkha), that there is a cause of this suffering (Duhkha-samudaya), it is possible to stop suffering (Duhkha-nirodha), and there is a way to extinguish suffering (Duhkha-nirodha-marga).

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