苦集灭道 in English ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: 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]
  • also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4]

Simplified Characters

苦 集 灭 道

Traditional Characters

苦 集 滅 道

Pinyin

ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

苦ku3bitter 集ji2to gather 灭mie4to extinguish or put out 道dao4road