Kondanna, Asaji, Wappa, Mahanama, and Bhaddiya (names in Pali), the five early followers of the Buddha during his ascetic practice, which was characterized by extreme austerity and belief in the soul (atman).

Subsequently recorded as The Sutra Setting in Motion the Dharma Wheel. (Pali: Dhammacakka-pattavana Sutta)

The eightfold noble path consists of the practices of: right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right meditation.

See The way to Buddhahood, Ven. Yin-shun, Wisdom Publications, l998, PP. 174-178

The three turnings and twelve processes are summarized below: First noble truth: This is the noble truth of suffering The truth of suffering must be understood The truth of suffering has been understood. Second noble truth: This is the noble truth of the cause of suffering The cause of suffering must be abandoned The cause of suffering has been abandoned. Third noble truth: This is the noble truth of the cessation of suffering The cessation of suffering must be experienced The cessation of suffering has been experienced. Fourth noble truth: This is the noble truth of the path out of suffering The path out of suffering must be practiced The path out of suffering has been realized.

The order of enlightenment of the monks (according to The Life of the Buddha by Edward Thomas, p. 88) suggests there were three teachings, or turnings of the Dharma Wheel before all five monks became awakened. First Kondanna alone, then Vappa and Bhaddiya, and then Mahanama and Asaji.

The tripitaka, the 'three baskets' of the Buddhist canon, consists of the vinaya (rules of discipline for monastics), the sutras (the discourses of the Buddha), and the abhidharma (Philosophical and psychological analysis).