苦集灭道 | [苦 集 灭 道 / 苦 集 滅 道] the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道; also called 四諦|四谛 [Add to Longdo] |