- 苦集滅道
- The four axioms or truths: i. e. (sa) duḥkha, pain; (sa) samudaya, as above; (sa) nirodha, the extinguishing of pain and reincarnation; (sa) mārga, the way to such extinction; cf. 四諦.
Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). William Edward Soothil and Lewis Hodous. 2006.