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First Teaching of the Buddha | Asalha Full Moon | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta
On Āsāḷhā Full Moon, Ajahn Dhammasiha discusses the the first discourse of the Buddha, the sutta on 'Setting in Motion the Wheel of Dhamma' (Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta).
In particular, he describes how the Buddha's teaching on the 4 Noble Truth is similar to the approach of a good doctor:
A good doctor first has to assess the patients true condition by carefully noting all symptoms: For example, fever & cough & weekness.
Then he has to find the cause of the problem to provide a diagnosis: For example, infection of lungs with pneumokokkal bacteria, causing pneumonia with above symptons.
Then…
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