bā​kǔ

eight distresses

Senses

八苦 bā​kǔ eight distresses

In Buddhism, the eight sources of suffering: birth, aging, illness, death, being separated from loved ones, being forced to meet those one dislikes, failing to achieve one's desires, and the suffering of the five skandhas.

References

see 爱别离苦/愛別離苦 八苦/八苦