The Four Noble Truths | 四聖諦
The Four Noble Truths are the core doctrines of Buddhism. Whether Theravada Buddhism, which spread to South Asian countries such as Thailand and Sri Lanka, Mahayana Buddhism, which spreaded to China and Japan, or Tibetan Buddhism, which spread to Tibet, the Four Noble Truths serve as the foundation for practice.
四聖諦是佛教的核心教義。無論是傳到泰國、斯里蘭卡等南亞國家的南傳佛教，傳到中國、日本的大乘佛教，或是傳播到西藏的藏傳佛教，四聖諦都是修行的基礎。
The first one is understand "Suffering". Suffering exists in the world and is a part of human experience. Suffering can include physical pain, mental anguish, and the general unsatisfactoriness of life.
第一個是理解「苦」。苦難存在於世界上，是人類體驗的一部分。痛苦可以包括身體上的痛苦、精神上的痛苦、以及生活中普遍的不如意。
The second one is the "origin" of suffering. The cause of suffering is our attachment and craving for things that are impermanent. These attachments lead us to suffering.
第二個是苦的「根源」。痛苦的因由是我們對無常事物的執著和貪愛。 這些執著會導致我們走向痛苦。
The third one is the "Cessation" of suffering, when the cause of suffering are found, "solutions for cessation of suffering" should be seeked.
第三個是苦的“滅”，找到了苦的原因，就應該尋求「滅苦的方法」。
The fourth one is the "Ways", that is, acts towards the cessation of suffering. We may apply the Noble Eightfold Paths in our daily life. It may improve and strengthen our psychological qualities, spirituality, words and deeds. We may face and overcome our suffering easily after we have accumulated our stronger inner strength and attract more outer assistance by practicing the Noble Eightfold Paths.
第四點是“道”，即為止息痛苦而採取的行動。我們可以將八正道應用於日常生活中。它可以改善和增強我們的心理素質、精神境界、言行舉止。透過修習八正道，我們累積了更強大的內在力量，並吸引了更多外在的幫助，從而更容易面對和克服痛苦。
The Four Noble Truths provide a framework for understanding the nature of suffering and the path to liberation from suffering. The first two describe the nature of suffering and its causes, while the last two describe the state of ending suffering and the path to achieve this goal. It the core lessons for Buddhists or other individuals who hope to escape from suffering, and also the foundation for further achieving of enlightenment.
四聖諦為理解痛苦的本質和解脫之道提供了一個框架。前兩者描述了痛苦的本質及其原因，而後兩者則描述了結束痛苦的狀態以及實現這一目標的道路。它是佛教徒或其他希望擺脫痛苦的人的核心課程，也是進一步達至開悟的基礎。