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dukkha

dukkha

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Noun

dukkha (plural dukkhas)

  1. (Buddhism) the three main types of pain, suffering, or stress: physical and mental, impermanence, and conditioned states. One of the three marks of existence.

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Etymology

From Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).

Noun

dukkha n

  1. suffering, dis-ease