Volume-XII, Issue-II, March 2026 |
বৌদ্ধ দর্শনে দুঃখ ও দুঃখমুক্তির উপায়: একটি সমীক্ষা ড. মৈত্রী গোস্বামী, গবেষক, দর্শন বিভাগ, কাজী নজরুল বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, আসানসোল, পশ্চিম বর্ধমান, ভারত |
Received: 14.03.2026 | Accepted: 17.03.2026 | Published Online: 31.03.2026 | Page No: | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.12.issue.02W. | |||||||
Suffering and the Path to Liberation in Buddhist Philosophy: A Study Dr. Maitri Goswami, Research Scholar, Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
In the Indian philosophical tradition, the teachings of Gautama Buddha establish suffering (dukkha) as the central problem of human life. According to Buddhist thought, suffering is not a sudden or temporary experience; rather, it is an inherent feature of human existence. The multifaceted nature of suffering is expressed in human life through experiences such as birth, aging, illness, death, and separation from loved ones. However, the distinctive feature of Buddhist philosophy is that it does not remain limited to the mere recognition of suffering; instead, it analyzes the causes of suffering and presents a clear path toward liberation from it. These teachings are clearly reflected in the Buddhist text Dhammapada, where the ethical and spiritual guidance of Buddha is presented through brief yet profound verses. This study raises two central research questions: how the Dhammapada explains the nature and causes of suffering, and how it presents the path to liberation from suffering and spiritual development. Through a brief analytical approach, this paper attempts to examine the possibilities of moral and spiritual upliftment of human life in the light of the teachings of the Dhammapada. | ||
Keywords: Suffering, Liberation from suffering, The Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, Enlightenment |