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dukkha

[ doo-kuh ]

noun

, Buddhism.
  1. the first of the Four Noble Truths, that all human experience is transient and that suffering results from excessive desire and attachment.

dukkha

/ ˈdukə /

noun

  1. (in Theravada Buddhism) the belief that all things are suffering, due to the desire to seek permanence or recognize the self when neither exist: one of the three basic characteristics of existence Sanskrit wordduhkha Compare anata anicca
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dukkha1

From Pali
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dukkha1

Pali, literally: suffering, illness
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Example Sentences

Dukkha is the contrary of this: uneasiness, discomfort, difficulty.

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