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四谛

sì dì

2-character word Traditional 四諦

What 四谛 means

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

The characters in 四谛

• 四sìfour; 4
• 谛dìto examine; truth (Buddhism)

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