Truth of suffering

E281265

Buddhist doctrine Four Noble Truths component

Truth of suffering is the Buddhist teaching that all conditioned existence is marked by dukkha—unsatisfactoriness, stress, and suffering.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Truth of suffering canonical	2
First Noble Truth	1
Second Noble Truth	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2609821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Truth of suffering
Context triple: [First Noble Truth, name, Truth of suffering]

A. Hope and Suffering
Hope and Suffering is a collection of sermons and reflections by Archbishop Desmond Tutu that explores faith, justice, and resilience amid the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
B. On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering
On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering is Pope John Paul II’s 1984 apostolic letter that offers a theological reflection on the redemptive value of human suffering in light of Christ’s passion.
C. Dignity and Truth
Dignity and Truth is the official motto of the Royal Academy of Arts, encapsulating its commitment to integrity and excellence in the arts.
D. Suffering of Zion
Suffering of Zion refers to the profound grief, devastation, and hardship experienced by Jerusalem and its people, especially as poetically depicted in the biblical book of Lamentations.
E. Higher Truth
"Higher Truth" is a 2015 acoustic-driven solo album by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, showcasing his introspective songwriting and powerful vocal range.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Truth of suffering
Target entity description: Truth of suffering is the Buddhist teaching that all conditioned existence is marked by dukkha—unsatisfactoriness, stress, and suffering.

A. Hope and Suffering
Hope and Suffering is a collection of sermons and reflections by Archbishop Desmond Tutu that explores faith, justice, and resilience amid the struggle against apartheid in South Africa.
B. On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering
On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering is Pope John Paul II’s 1984 apostolic letter that offers a theological reflection on the redemptive value of human suffering in light of Christ’s passion.
C. Dignity and Truth
Dignity and Truth is the official motto of the Royal Academy of Arts, encapsulating its commitment to integrity and excellence in the arts.
D. Suffering of Zion
Suffering of Zion refers to the profound grief, devastation, and hardship experienced by Jerusalem and its people, especially as poetically depicted in the biblical book of Lamentations.
E. Higher Truth
"Higher Truth" is a 2015 acoustic-driven solo album by Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell, showcasing his introspective songwriting and powerful vocal range.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist doctrine ⓘ Four Noble Truths component ⓘ
aimsAt	disillusionment with samsara ⓘ
appliesTo	conditioned phenomena ⓘ samsaric existence ⓘ
articulatedBy	Gautama Buddha ⓘ linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
centralTo	Buddhism ⓘ
concerns	stress ⓘ suffering ⓘ unsatisfactoriness ⓘ
connectedToPractice	insight meditation ⓘ mindfulness of body and mind ⓘ
definedAs	recognition that birth, aging, illness, and death are dukkha ⓘ
emphasizes	impermanence of conditioned things ⓘ inescapability of dukkha within samsara ⓘ lack of lasting satisfaction in worldly experiences ⓘ
ethicalImplication	motivates pursuit of liberation ⓘ
function	to diagnose the basic problem of existence ⓘ
goal	to foster disenchantment and dispassion ⓘ
hasName	First Noble Truth ⓘ linked to: Truth of suffering Pali: dukkha ariyasacca ⓘ Sanskrit: duḥkha āryasatya ⓘ dukkha ⓘ
includes	frustration of desire ⓘ pervasive existential dissatisfaction ⓘ suffering inherent in conditioned existence ⓘ suffering of change ⓘ suffering of pain ⓘ unsatisfactoriness of pleasure ⓘ
languageNote	dukkha includes more than overt pain or misery ⓘ
misinterpretationWarning	is not pure pessimism but realistic assessment ⓘ
partOf	Four Noble Truths ⓘ
philosophicalRole	ontological characterization of samsara ⓘ
precedes	Truth of cessation of suffering ⓘ Truth of origin of suffering ⓘ Truth of path leading to cessation of suffering ⓘ
prerequisiteFor	understanding the remaining Noble Truths ⓘ
relatedConcept	anatta ⓘ anicca ⓘ dukkha ⓘ
scripturallyAttestedIn	Agamas ⓘ linked to: Āgamas Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta ⓘ linked to: Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Pali Canon ⓘ linked to: the Pali Canon Samyutta Nikaya ⓘ linked to: Sutta Pitaka
studiedIn	Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Mahayana Theravada Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Theravada Vajrayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Vajrayana
teaches	all conditioned existence is marked by dukkha ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Four Noble Truths → hasPart → Second Noble Truth ⓘ

linked to: Truth of suffering

First Noble Truth → name → Truth of suffering ⓘ

subject linked to: Four Noble Truths

Four Arya Truths → component → Truth of suffering ⓘ

Truth of suffering → hasName → First Noble Truth ⓘ