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Definition[1]
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Birth, age, sickness, death, the 四苦 four afflictions that are the lot of every man. The five are the above four and 苦 misery, or suffering.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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指眾生一期之四種相。又稱四相、四苦。眾生出生之相稱為生相,老衰之相稱為老相,病患之相稱為病相,死亡之相稱為死相。增一阿含經卷十九謂,持有、無之見者,不能脫離生老病死、愁憂苦惱。〔無常經、無量壽經卷上〕(參閱「四苦」1736)
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佛光電子大辭典
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p2062
Definition[3]
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janma-mṛtyu-jarā-vtādhi, jāti-jarā-vyādhi-maraṇa, jarā-maraṇa.
Source
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佛教漢梵大辭典
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P.2354
Definition[4]
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===(術語)四苦也。【參見: 苦】
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》