Usage of the character 諦
dì
谛
[諦]
- to examine
- truth (Buddhism)
jiēdì
揭谛
[揭諦]
- revealer (protective god)
dìshì
谛视
[諦視]
- to look carefully
dìtīng
谛听
[諦聽]
- to listen carefully
zhēndì
真谛
[真諦]
- the real meaning
- the true essence
sìdì
四谛
[四諦]
- the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道／苦集灭道 (kǔjímièdào): all life is suffering 苦 (kǔ), the cause of suffering is desire 集 (jí), emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅／灭 (miè), the way 道 (dào) to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道 (bāzhèngdào)
shěndì
审谛
[審諦]
- to look at sth carefully
- to examine
sìshèngdì
四圣谛
[四聖諦]
- the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
- see also 四諦／四谛 (sìdì) and 苦集滅道／苦集灭道 (kǔjímièdào)
Fàndìgāng
梵谛冈
[梵諦岡]
- Vatican