生老病死
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Meanings
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birth, aging, sickness, and death
Buddhist term for the four unavoidable sufferings of human existence. Used in religious, philosophical, or literary contexts.
Birth, aging, sickness, and death are one of the fundamental teachings of Buddhism.
He realized that he cannot escape the suffering of birth, aging, sickness, and death.