四谛
the Four Noble Truths (in Buddhism)
Frequency 1.8
Meanings
- the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3ji2mie4dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1zheng4dao4]