The basic doctrines of Buddhism

The basic doctrines of Buddhism referred to the most important and core ideas, theories, doctrines, and beliefs in the vast religious thought of Buddhism. The ethical religious ideal of Buddhism was based on the “Four Noble Truths” put forward by Sakyamuni and developed by later generations. The basic starting point of Buddhist theory was to conclude that life was “painful”, and the human life and survival were “painful”. Early Buddhism borrowed the Brahman’s concept of Nirvana to mark the highest ideal realm of Buddhism. Nirvana was Sanskrit transliteration. The theory of anatman was another important theory derived from Pratitya-samutpada. “Meditation” was the free translation of Samadhi in Sanskrit, whose transliteration was “Samadhi”. It meant that the heart was focused on a spiritual state and not scattered, which was taken by Buddhism as the psychological condition to get definite understanding and determine judgment. The theory of impermanence is an important theory derived from Pratityasamutpada.