Suffering: Encyclopedia II - Suffering - Suffering addressed by major faiths

Suffering - Suffering addressed by major faiths

Suffering - Buddhism

In Buddhism, the central problem is identified as dukkha, a term in Pali and Sanskrit which can be translated as suffering or unsatisfactoriness; because this term is often misinterpreted in translation, it should be noted that dukkha specifically also includes an "underlying angst" and not only a more active conception of pain or suffering (see Viparinama-dukkha and Sankhara-dukkha, under dukkha); these latter forms are brought about due to the inherent changing nature of all phenomena (namely, that unease that comes from an ongoing, not fully conscious realization that anything one is or does will ultimately disintegrate). The fundamental principles of Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths, describe dukkha and a method of "awakening" from it. See also: samsara see also the different approaches of Buddhism and Christianity to the question of suffering. [4]

Suffering - Judaism and Christianity

The book of Job is widely regarded as a profound poetical reflection on the nature and meaning of suffering. For other biblical references to suffering, mostly from the New Testament, see: [5] [6]. For a Roman Catholic point of view on the Christian meaning of human suffering, see: [7] for a Biblical view [8]

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