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jmdict 1476700 Active (id: 45972)
八苦
はっく
1. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ the eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2037710 苦【く】 2. duhkha (suffering)
  ⇐ see: 1307150 四苦八苦【しくはっく】 2. the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)



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