Duhkhasatya, Duhkha-satya, Duḥkhasatya: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Duhkhasatya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Duḥkhasatya (दुःखसत्य) refers to the “truth of suffering”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 28.—Accordingly: “[Question]—If there is no impermanence, why did the Buddha speak of impermanence in regard to the truth of suffering (duḥkhasatya)? [Answer]—Worldly people who produce wrong views have claimed that the world is eternal. The Buddha spoke of impermanence in order to destroy this eternalistic view and not because he considered impermanence to be real. [...]”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Duḥkhasatya (दुःखसत्य) refers to the four “aspects in the truth of suffering” as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 97):
- anityatā (relating to impermanence),
- duḥkhata (relating to suffering),
- śūnyata (relating to emptiness),
- anātmata (relating to no-self).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., duḥkha-satya). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Duḥkhasatya (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 苦 [kǔ]: “suffering”.
2) 苦聖諦 [kǔ shèng dì]: “noble truth of suffering”.
3) 苦諦 [kǔ dì]: “truth of suffering”.
Note: duḥkhasatya can be alternatively written as: duḥkha-satya.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Duhkha, Satya.
Full-text: Abhisamitavant, Kudi, Ku sheng di, Duhkhata, Anatmata, Truth of Arising, Truth of Suffering, Anityata, Anupalabdhi, Fivefold-path, Shunyata, Ku.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
II. The three concentrations (samādhi) according to the Mahāyāna < [Class 1: The three meditative stabilizations]
I. The concept of impermanence (anitya-saṃjñā) < [Chapter XXXVII - The Ten Concepts]
I. Difference between omniscience and the knowledge of all the aspects < [VII. Winning omniscience and the knowledge of all the aspects]
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 6.14-17 (Commentary) < [Chapter 6 (text and commentary)]
Illuminating a Truth: Dṛṣṭānta and Huatou < [Volume 11, Issue 9 (2020)]
Meditation on the Body in Chapter 7 of Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra < [Volume 11, Issue 6 (2020)]
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
From Huisong 慧嵩 (fl. 511–560) to Xuanzang 玄奘 (602?–664) < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 4.2 (2021)]