Noble Truthn.

Brit.

/ˌnəʊbl ˈtruːθ/, U.S.

/ˌnoʊb(ə)l ˈtruθ/

Forms: also with lower-case initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a Pali lexical item, and partly modelled on a Sanskrit lexical item. Etymons: noble adj., truth n. and adv.

Etymology: < noble adj. + truth n. and adv., after Pali ariya-sacca, Sanskrit ārya-satya, lit. ‘truth of the Aryas’ < ārya noble one (compare Aryan adj. and n.) + satya satya n.

Each of the four fundamental tenets of Buddhism ( the four Noble Truths), which summarize the Buddhist philosophy of life (see quot. 1990).

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1853 R. S. Hardy tr. Man. Budhism vii. 205 The knowing of the four great truths.]

1877 T. W. R. Davids Buddhism ii. 48 The necessity of adhering to this ‘path’..resulted from four fundamental truths, called ‘the four Noble Truths’, as the path is called ‘the Noble Eightfold Path’.

1917 A. K. Reischauer Stud. Japanese Buddhism i. 30 The Western mind has ever held to a divine optimism which refuses to give a whole-hearted allegiance to the statement of the first Noble Truth that life is essentially sorrow and pain.

1959 E. Zürcher Buddhist Conquest of China: Notes 378 The classical formula of the first of the Four Noble Truths (ārya-satyāni), that of Suffering.

1983 M. Carrithers Buddha iv. 55 The second Noble Truth is that there are discernible causes of suffering: this is the Noble Truth of the Arising of Suffering.

1990 G. Appleton Unfinished 29 The Buddha had a gospel..expressed in the Four Noble Truths, which may be paraphrased as: 1) Human life is characterised by frustration, meaninglessness, suffering. 2) The cause of this is desire, attachment, greed. 3) Desire must and can be stopped. 4) The way to achieve this is by following the Noble Eightfold Path.

2000 Church Times 7 July 17/4 The author bases his teaching on the classic Buddhist foundation, the threefold refuge of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, the four noble truths, the five precepts.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noble truth
释义	Noble Truthn. Brit. /ˌnəʊbl ˈtruːθ/, U.S. /ˌnoʊb(ə)l ˈtruθ/ Forms: also with lower-case initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; partly modelled on a Pali lexical item, and partly modelled on a Sanskrit lexical item. Etymons: noble adj., truth n. and adv. Etymology: < noble adj. + truth n. and adv., after Pali ariya-sacca, Sanskrit ārya-satya, lit. ‘truth of the Aryas’ < ārya noble one (compare Aryan adj. and n.) + satya satya n. Each of the four fundamental tenets of Buddhism ( the four Noble Truths), which summarize the Buddhist philosophy of life (see quot. 1990). ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > [noun] > concepts in satori1727 karma1785 prajna1828 sunyata1828 dharma1829 Buddha dharma1853 middle way1863 Eightfold Path1870 middle path1877 Noble Truth1877 anitya1882 dukkha1886 anatman1894 Buddha dhamma1894 anatta1904 anicca1904 no-self1921 no-mind1934 nothingness1940 no-thought1949 no-mindness1959 1853 R. S. Hardy tr. Man. Budhism vii. 205 The knowing of the four great truths.] 1877 T. W. R. Davids Buddhism ii. 48 The necessity of adhering to this ‘path’..resulted from four fundamental truths, called ‘the four Noble Truths’, as the path is called ‘the Noble Eightfold Path’. 1917 A. K. Reischauer Stud. Japanese Buddhism i. 30 The Western mind has ever held to a divine optimism which refuses to give a whole-hearted allegiance to the statement of the first Noble Truth that life is essentially sorrow and pain. 1959 E. Zürcher Buddhist Conquest of China: Notes 378 The classical formula of the first of the Four Noble Truths (ārya-satyāni), that of Suffering. 1983 M. Carrithers Buddha iv. 55 The second Noble Truth is that there are discernible causes of suffering: this is the Noble Truth of the Arising of Suffering. 1990 G. Appleton Unfinished 29 The Buddha had a gospel..expressed in the Four Noble Truths, which may be paraphrased as: 1) Human life is characterised by frustration, meaninglessness, suffering. 2) The cause of this is desire, attachment, greed. 3) Desire must and can be stopped. 4) The way to achieve this is by following the Noble Eightfold Path. 2000 Church Times 7 July 17/4 The author bases his teaching on the classic Buddhist foundation, the threefold refuge of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, the four noble truths, the five precepts. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1877
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