Statue of Buddha Dipankara at Swayambu Stupa, Nepal.

Basic concepts

• Buddhism
• Wheel of Life
• Four Noble Truths
• Noble Eightfold Path
• Karma
• Samsara
• Nirvana
• Pratityasamutpada
• More basic concepts

Obstacles on the Buddhist path

• Three poisons
• Five hindrances
• Five faults and eight antidotes
• Kleshas

Key concepts from early Buddhism

• Five skandhas
• Twelve links of dependent origination
• Mental factors
• Abhidharma

Texts

• What is a sutra?
• Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
• Satipatthana Sutta
• Kalama Sutta
• Kaccayanagotta Sutta
• More sutras
• Buddhist Canons

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