From the BBC Radio 4 series about life's big questions - http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofideas Does our inescapable suffering stem from our own greed and ignorance? Buddha thought so, but he offered a route out to enlightenment. Stephen Fry explains Buddha’s Four Noble Truths. Narrated by Stephen Fry. Scripted by Nigel Warburton. This project is from the BBC in partnership with The Open University, the animations were created by Cognitive.

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