苦集灭道 kǔ jí miè dào

DEFINITIONS

  1. 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
  2. also called 四諦|四谛

CHARACTERS

苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering
集 jí
HSK 5
assemble, collect together
灭 miè
HSK 6
extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
道 dào
HSK 2
path, road, street; method, way