苦
集
滅
道
苦
集
滅
道
Definitions4 characters Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: suffering 苦ku³, suffering 集ji², emancipation eliminating passions 滅 灭mie⁴, 道dao⁴ emancipation Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道ba¹ zheng⁴ dao⁴/also 四諦 四谛si⁴ di⁴
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苦
集
滅
道
As word
1the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: 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 [ba1 zheng4 dao4]/also called 四諦|四谛 [si4 di4]
2the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: 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 [ba1 zheng4 dao4]/also called 四諦|四谛 [si4 di4]
