Buddhism
Why do we suffer, and how may we be free?
The Buddha taught that suffering arises from craving, and that a path of ethical living, meditation and wisdom can release the mind from its self-made prison.
The end of suffering through clear seeing.
What this tradition is asking
Every wisdom tradition begins with a question. For Buddhism, that question is not primarily academic — it is existential. It is asked because how you answer it changes how you live.
Why do we suffer, and how may we be free? — the tradition returns to this question in text after text, life after life, generation after generation.
Core ideas
These are not slogans. Each has been debated, commented on, lived, and revised across centuries. Consider them entry points, not conclusions.
- ◆The Four Noble Truths
- ◆The Eightfold Path
- ◆Impermanence and non-self
A note on reading these texts
Ohananda does its best to distinguish direct translation from interpretation. Where possible, we point back to the original source, chapter or verse. Where a passage is a modern paraphrase, we say so. The tradition itself deserves to be met on its own terms.