Four Noble Truths en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit चत्वार्यार्यसत्यानि (catvāryāryasatyāni).
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) Four central Buddhist teachings: (i) that suffering is an innate characteristic of existence with each rebirth; (ii) that it is caused by cravings or desires; (iii) that it can be ended by eliminating the cravings or desires; and (iv) that the noble eightfold path is the way to achieve this.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Four Noble Truths | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Translations (15)
ko 사성제 (Four Noble Truths) · bo འཕགས་པའི་བདེན་པ་བཞི (Four Noble Truths) · cmn 四聖諦 /四圣谛 (Four Noble Truths) · ja 四諦 (Four Noble Truths) · cmn 四諦 /四谛 (Four Noble Truths) · hu négy nemes igazság (Four Noble Truths) · km អរិយសច្ចបួន (Four Noble Truths) · ja 四聖諦 (Four Noble Truths) · pl Cztery Szlachetne Prawdy (Four Noble Truths) · ga ceithre fhírinne thriathacha (Four Noble Truths) · my သစ္စာလေးပါး (Four Noble Truths) · pi cattāri ariyasaccāni (Four Noble Truths) · th อริยสัจสี่ (Four Noble Truths) · lo ອະລິຍະສັດສີ່ (Four Noble Truths) · bn চতুরার্য সত্য (Four Noble Truths)