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'''Suffering''' is any [[want|unwanted]] condition. It is usually associated with [[pain]] and |
'''Suffering''' is any [[want|unwanted]] condition. It is usually associated with [[pain]] and unhappiness, but any condition can be suffering if it is unwanted. Antonyms include [[happiness]] or pleasure. |
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In a phrase like "suffering from a [[disease]]" emphasis is on having the disease, less on the unhappiness it causes. |
In a phrase like "suffering from a [[disease]]" emphasis is on having the disease, less on the unhappiness it causes. |
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Revision as of 08:08, 27 May 2003
Suffering is any unwanted condition. It is usually associated with pain and unhappiness, but any condition can be suffering if it is unwanted. Antonyms include happiness or pleasure.
In a phrase like "suffering from a disease" emphasis is on having the disease, less on the unhappiness it causes.
Philosophy
Utilitarianism
Religion
Buddhism
In Buddhism, suffering is called dukkha. The fundamental principles of Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths, describe dukkha and a method of ending it (other than suicide).
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Science
Psychology
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