all things are suffering
A core Buddhist teaching, one of the Four Dharma Seals (四法印). It expresses the idea that all conditioned existence involves suffering or dissatisfaction.
See also: 四法印 (しほういん)
In the basic teachings of Buddhism, there is the phrase 'all things are suffering'.
一切皆苦 is one of the Four Dharma Seals; 四法印 refers to the set of four principles that characterize Buddhist teachings.
A Buddhist Chinese formula meaning “all conditioned existence is suffering,” traditionally counted among the Four Seals of the Dharma.