In Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths are "the truths of the noble one ," a statement of how things really are when they are seen correctly. The four truths aredukkha. Dukkha is an innate characteristic of transient existence; nothing is forever, this is painful; samudaya : together with this transient world and its pain, there is also thirst for and attachment to this transient, unsatisfactory existence; nirodha : the attachment to this transient world and its pain can be severed or contained by the confinement or letting go of this craving; marga : the Noble Eightfold Path is the path leading to the confinement of this desire and attachment, and the release from dukkha.