Eight Sufferings: 1 definition
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Eight Sufferings means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: Buddhist Door: Glossary(1) Suffering of Birth (2) Suffering of Old Age (3) Suffering of Sickness (4) Suffering of Death (5) Suffering of being apart from the loved ones (6) Suffering being together with the despised ones (7) Suffering of not getting what one wants (8) Suffering of the flourishing of the Five SkandhasSee also (Relevant definitions)
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Eight Sufferings; (plurals include: Eight Sufferingses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
3d) The human realm < [Part 3 - The main divisions]
The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XLIV - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (e) < [Section Ten]
Chapter XIX - On Holy Actions (a) < [Section Two]
Chapter XLI - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (b) < [Section Nine]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)