四谛 in English si4 di4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]

Simplified Characters

四 谛

Traditional Characters

四 諦

Pinyin

si4 di4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

四si4four 谛di4to examine