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all things are suffering
A core Buddhist teaching, one of the Four Dharma Seals (四法印). It expresses the idea that all conditioned existence involves suffering or dissatisfaction.
See also: 四法印 (しほういん)
仏教の基本教義に「一切皆苦」という言葉がある。
In the basic teachings of Buddhism, there is the phrase 'all things are suffering'.
一切皆苦 is one of the Four Dharma Seals; 四法印 refers to the set of four principles that characterize Buddhist teachings.
From Buddhist terminology, combining 一切 (all) + 皆 (all/everything) + 苦 (suffering). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a fixed phrase used in Buddhist contexts.