Byādhi (Pali; Sanskrit: ''vyādhi'') is a

Buddhist Buddhism, also known as Buddhadharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and List of philosophies, philosophical tradition based on Pre-sectarian Buddhism, teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or ...

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 In Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths (; ; "The Four Arya (Buddhism), arya satya") are "the truths of the noble one (the Buddha)," a statement of how things really are (Three marks of existence, the three marks of existence) when they are seen co ...

Within the Four Noble Truths

Within the teachings on the

, ''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
/ref> # 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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