This concept can be eliminated by rejecting the skandhas, or the five aggregates.
This concept can be eliminated by rejecting the skandhas, or the five aggregates. The twelve nidanas describe the development of this concept, showing that it is ultimately caused by ignorance of non-self and impermanence, with which it forms the three marks of existence. The Buddha realized the existence of this concept after seeing the four sights upon leaving his palace. This concept characterizes all life in the endless cycle of saṃsāra and is caused by clinging to impermanent desires according to the first two of the Four Noble Truths. For 10 points, name this Buddhist concept exemplified by aging, illness, and other painful experiences, which can be escaped by attaining nirvana.
This concept can be eliminated by rejecting the skandhas, or the five aggregates.
suffering [or dukkha]