3.Suffering of Sickness: When the Four Elements fall of balance, and the body becomes sick, one will have digestive problems, become bed-ridden with a lingering disease, and gasp for breath. This is called “suffering of sickness”.

3.病苦︰當四大不調，染患疾病時，飲食難消，纏綿病榻，喘息呻吟，是名病苦。



4.Suffering of Death: When one reaches the end of life, one’s consciousness will leave the physical body. It is like a turtle shedding its shell painfully. This is called “suffering of death”.

4.死苦︰當命終時，神識離體，有如龜之脫殼，痛苦不堪，是名死苦。



5.Suffering of being apart from loved ones: When our loved ones are gone, separated from us, or cannot be with us, this is called “suffering of being apart from loved ones”.

5.愛別離苦︰自己所親愛的人乖違離散，不得共處，是為愛別離苦。



6.Suffering of being together with despised ones: When we wish to be apart from those whom we despise, we get stuck with them instead. This is called “suffering of being together with despised ones”.

6.怨憎會苦︰自己所憎惡仇視的人，本求遠離，反而聚集，是為怨憎會苦。



7.Suffering of unsatisfied wanting: When one has the desire to get all worldly things but fail in the end, this is called “suffering of unsatisfied wanting”.

7.求不得苦︰對世間一切事物，心所愛樂者，苦苦追求而得不到，是為求不得苦。






【Key Words】

Suffering of sickness：病苦

Four Elements：四大

Suffering of death：死苦

Suffering of being apart from the loved

one：愛別離苦

Suffering of being together with the

despised ones：怨憎會苦

Suffering of unsatisfied wanting：

求不得苦