Four Noble Truths
3 dictionary results for: Four Noble Truths
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
| Main Entry: | four noble truths |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | in Buddhism, the precepts that are the essence of the Buddha's teaching: that life is suffering, that desires cause suffering, that the annihilation of desires can relieve suffering, that the way to do this is by following the Eightfold Path; also written Four Noble Truths |
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7)
Copyright © 2007 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC
Copyright © 2007 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English - Cite This Source - Share This
| Main Entry: | Four Noble Truths |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See four noble truths |
Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7)
Copyright © 2007 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC
Copyright © 2007 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Four Noble Truths
–noun
| the doctrines of Buddha: all life is suffering, the cause of suffering is ignorant desire, this desire can be destroyed, the means to this is the Eightfold Path. |
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Share This:
Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.