四諦〔-谛〕 sei3 dai3 {sì dì}the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道 | CC | |