Question

Buddha is said to have spoken of his teachings as a raft to take us to the farther shore What does this idea have to do with the Four Noble Truths?

Answer 1

According to Buddhism, those who have attained nirvana are considered worthy to understand and assimilate the realities and truths, known as the ‘Four Noble Truths’.

Buddha's teachings help to understand and assimilate these truths, helping us sail across the turbulent waters of ordinary lives, beset with worries and sufferings.

‘The Four Noble Truths’ are considered to be the crux of Buddha’s teachings and quite difficult to understand. In general, they are the truth of suffering, the cause of this suffering, the end of the suffering and the path that leads to this end.