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2. Dukkha – suffering.3. Anattā – non-self.Dāna: Generosity. Also used to describe the gifts of food and other requisites given to the monasticcommunity.Dependent Origination: Ignorance of the way things really are gives rise to kamma formations;kamma formations give rise to consciousness; consciousness gives rise to name and form; name andform give rise to the six sense bases; the sense bases give rise to sense contacts; sense contacts give riseto feelings; feeling gives rise to craving; craving gives rise to clinging; clinging gives rise to existence;existence gives rise to birth; birth gives rise to sickness, old age and death; i.e. suffering.Deva: Literally: ‘shining one’, i.e. god, deity, or celestial being.Dhamma: The teachings of the Buddha; the truth; the Norm.dhamma: Things, states, factors, mind objects.Dukkha: Suffering and unsatisfactoriness.Efforts, The Four Right:1. Not to let an unwholesome thought arise, which has not yet arisen.2. Not to let an unwholesome thought continue, which has already arisen.3. To make a wholesome thought arise, which has not yet arisen.4. To make a wholesome thought continue, which has already arisen.Elements, The Four:a. Earth – the element of extension or solidity.b. Water – the element of liquidity or cohesion.c. Fire – the element of kinetic energy, heat and cold.d. Wind – the element of motion or support.Eightfold Path, The:1. Right View or Understanding.2. Right Thoughts or Intentions.3. Right Speech.4. Right Action.5. Right Livelihood.6. Right Effort.7. Right Mindfulness.8. Right Concentration, i.e. jhāna.Fetters, The Ten:1. Personality belief2. Doubt3. Belief in purification by the observance of rites and rituals4. Sensual desire5. Ill will6. Craving for fine material existence7. Craving for non-material existence8. Conceit9. Restlessness10. IgnoranceHindrances, The Five:1. Sensual desire2. Ill-will and anger3. Lethargy and dullness4. Restless and Remorse318