"Four Noble Truths" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-Four Noble Truths.ogg Forms: the Four Noble Truths [canonical, plural]
Etymology: Calque of Sanskrit चत्वारि आर्यसत्यानि (catvāri āryasatyāni). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|sa|चत्वारि आर्यसत्यानि}} Calque of Sanskrit चत्वारि आर्यसत्यानि (catvāri āryasatyāni) Head templates: {{en-noun|p|def=1|head=Four Noble Truths}} the Four Noble Truths pl (plural only)
  1. (Buddhism) Four central Buddhist teachings: (i) that suffering is an innate characteristic of existence with each rebirth; (ii) that it is caused by cravings or desires; (iii) that it can be ended by eliminating the cravings or desires; and (iv) that the noble eightfold path is the way to achieve this. Wikipedia link: Four Noble Truths Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Buddhism Translations (Four Noble Truths): သစ္စာလေးပါး (saccale:pa:) (Burmese), 四諦 (Chinese Mandarin), 四谛 (sìdì) (Chinese Mandarin), 四聖諦 (Chinese Mandarin), 四圣谛 (sì shèngdì) (Chinese Mandarin), ceithre fhírinne thriathacha (Irish), អរិយសច្ចបួន (ʼaʼreyaʼsaccaʼ buən) (Khmer), อริยสัจสี่ (Thai)

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