also: くじゅめつどう · くしゅめつどう
noun
the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
Buddhist technical term referring to the four truths: suffering, its cause, its cessation, and the path to cessation. Often used in doctrinal contexts.
See also: 四諦
仏教の基本的な教えに苦集滅道があります。
The Four Noble Truths are a fundamental teaching in Buddhism.
苦集滅道は、苦しみとその原因、そして苦しみからの解放とその方法を説いています。
The Four Noble Truths explain suffering, its cause, liberation from suffering, and the path to achieve it.
四諦 is the more common Japanese term for the Four Noble Truths; 苦集滅道 is a less frequent, more technical synonym.
Buddhist term composed of four kanji representing the Four Noble Truths: 苦 (suffering), 集 (cause), 滅 (cessation), 道 (path).