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四諦

简四谛 · 繁四諦

Mandarin · pinyin sì dì

the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道 kǔ jí miè dào: all life is suffering 苦 kǔ, the cause of suffering is desire 集 jí, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅 miè, the way 道 dào to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道 bā zhèng dào

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四: sì · four
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谛: dì · careful, attentive

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(Buddhism) synonym of 四聖諦 /四圣谛 (sì shèngdì)

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