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Clear LightTibetanTaught
objective clear lightཡུལ་གྱི་འོད་གསལ།1st Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
subjective clear lightཡུལ་ཅན་གྱི་འོད་གསལ།2nd Turning of the Wheel of Dharma

12 Cycles of Teachings on the 4 Noble Truths

#TruthGroup 1 — IdentificationGroup 2 — PracticeGroup 3 — Results
1SufferingThis is the truth of suffering*.Suffering is to be identified.Although it is to be identified, there is nothing to be identified.
2Cause of sufferingThis is the truth of the cause of suffering.The cause is to be abandoned.Although it is to be abandoned, there is nothing to be abandoned.
3Cessation of sufferingThis is the truth of the cessation of suffering.Cessation is to be actualized.Although it is to be actualized, there is nothing to be actualized.
4PathThis is the truth of the path leading to cessation.The path is to be meditated upon.Although it is to be meditated upon, there is nothing to be meditated upon.
* Refers to [[3 Types of Suffering#^07e8c6Pervasive Conditioned Suffering]]

Group 3 has two readings:

  • Conventional truth — once enlightenment is reached, the work is already complete for that being, so there is nothing left to do.
  • Ultimate truth — the four truths are empty of inherent existence; “nothing” points to emptiness.

Source: class_03_the-four-noble-truths-part-1-of-5.md (sections B.2.1 – B.2.1.3.2).

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Causes of Suffering

Well explained in ^32dbda:

  1. Contaminated karmas
  2. Afflictions

Pairing Truths as Cause-Effect

The first two truths are effect and cause of one-another; cause and effect of suffering.

Just as the fourth is effect to the third (cause) when speaking of liberation.

3 Types of Practitioners

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