Byādhi (Pali; Sanskrit: ''vyādhi'') is a
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
term that is commonly translated as sickness, illness, disease, etc.,
[Byadhi - definition]
/ref> and is identified as an aspect of '' dukkha'' (suffering) within the teachings on the Four Noble Truths.
Within the Four Noble Truths
Within the teachings on the Four Noble Truths, ''byādhi'' is identified as an aspect of '' dukkha'' (suffering). For example, ''The Discourse That Sets Turning the Wheel of Truth'' states:[Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dhamma]
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# Now this, bhikkhus, is the noble truth of suffering ukkha birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness (''byādhi'') is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering; separation from what is pleasing is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering; in brief, the five aggregates subject to clinging are suffering.
''Byādhi'' can refer to physical or psychological sickness. Chogyam Trunpa explains the suffering (''dukkha'') of sickness as follows:
:When you are sick, you feel physically dejected by life, with all sorts of complaints, aches, and pains. When you get attacked by sickness, you begin to feel the loss of the beautiful wings and nice feathers you used to have. Everything is disheveled. You can't even smile or laugh at your own jokes. You are completely demoralized and under attack.
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