bā​kǔ

eight distresses

  • created sense approved 八苦 · bā​kǔ · eight distresses — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 苦 (literal) → 苦 · kǔ · hardship

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