Problem
The idea of suffering is central to Traditional Buddhist thought. How do Buddhists believe that we suffer, and how do they believe that we can put an end to suffering? Your answer should have four parts: First, discuss how Buddhists understand the nature and cause of suffering, focusing on the idea of three types of suffering. Second, discuss the idea of anatman, and the Buddhist "radically fractured" understanding of human beings. Third, focusing on the idea of the three poisons, discuss how "realizing" anatman is believed to enable one to put an end to suffering. Fourth, discuss why Traditional Buddhists believe that people were able to attain liberation easily in the time of the Buddha, why they believe that it is not currently possible to attain liberation, and the main strategy that they believe will enable them to attain liberation in the distant future after death.