苦集灭道

ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4

the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅, 灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道, also called 四諦, 四谛

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苦集滅道|苦集灭道 [kǔ jí miè dào] ► the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering ↑苦, the cause of suffering is desire ↑集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions ↑滅|↑灭, the way ↑道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way ↑八正道 ► also called ↑四諦|↑四谛