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Four Noble Truths

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit चत्वार्यार्यसत्यानि (catvāryāryasatyāni).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: চতুরার্য সত্য (coturarjo śotto) — Four Noble Truths
  • Burmese: သစ္စာလေးပါး (saccale:pa:) — Four Noble Truths
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四諦 /四谛 (sìdì) — Four Noble Truths
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四聖諦 /四圣谛 (sì shèngdì) — Four Noble Truths
  • Hungarian: négy nemes igazság — Four Noble Truths
  • Irish: ceithre fhírinne thriathacha — Four Noble Truths
  • Japanese: 四諦 (shitai) — Four Noble Truths
  • Japanese: 四聖諦 (shishōtai) — Four Noble Truths
  • Khmer: អរិយសច្ចបួន (ʼaʼreyaʼsaccaʼ buən) — Four Noble Truths
  • Korean: 사성제 (saseongje) — Four Noble Truths
  • Polish: Cztery Szlachetne Prawdy — Four Noble Truths
  • Thai: อริยสัจสี่ — Four Noble Truths
  • Tibetan: འཕགས་པའི་བདེན་པ་བཞི ('phags pa'i bden pa bzhi) — Four Noble Truths