四谛(sì dì)

2 charactersTrad. 四諦

the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym…

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Pinyin
sì dì
Meaning
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集灭道: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道
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2
Traditional
四諦

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