四谛

Traditional form:

四諦

Pinyin (reading):

sìdì

Definitions:

• 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)

Characters:

• 四 - four
• 谛 - careful, attentive; to examine; the truth

Traditional characters:

• 四 - four
• 諦 - careful, attentive; to examine; the truth