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  1. In Buddhism, a summary of the basic concepts:
  2. life is suffering (Sanskrit duhkha);
  3. suffering has its roots in desire (tanha,
  4. clinging or grasping); the cessation of
  5. desire is the end of suffering, nirvana; and
  6. this can be reached by the Noble Eightfold
  7. Path of dharma (truth).
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