Why is the order of the Four Noble Truths compared to medical science?

It follows a diagnostic process: identifying the disease (Suffering), finding the etiology (Cause), confirming the cure (Cessation), and prescribing the medicine (The Path).

Core Buddhist Doctrines

UPSC Archival Analysis

Q: Lord Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct order: A. There is suffering. B. There is a cessation of suffering. C. There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering. D. There is the cause of suffering.

The correct order of the Four Noble Truths is: There is suffering, there is a cause of suffering, there is an end to suffering, and there is a path leading to the end of suffering.

Exam Year

2006

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ID: HIS_PHI_2006_67 Ref: Chapter 4: Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings

Lord Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct order:
A. There is suffering.
B. There is a cessation of suffering.
C. There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering.
D. There is the cause of suffering.

Lord Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct order:A. There is suffering.B. There is a cessation of suffering.C. There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering.D. There is the cause of suffering.

Lord Buddha preached the following four noble truths. Put them in correct order:
A. There is suffering.
B. There is a cessation of suffering.
C. There is a path leading to the cessation of suffering.
D. There is the cause of suffering.