dukkha
[ doo-kuh ]
nounBuddhism.
the first of the Four Noble Truths, that all human experience is transient and that suffering results from excessive desire and attachment.
Origin of dukkha
1From Pali
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How to use dukkha in a sentence
dukkha is the contrary of this: uneasiness, discomfort, difficulty.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) | Charles Eliot
British Dictionary definitions for dukkha
dukkha
/ (ˈdukə) /
Origin of dukkha
1Pali, literally: suffering, illness
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