Shìjiāmóuní chū zhuǎn fǎlún shí jiǎng de jiùshì sìshèngdì.
What Shakyamuni taught at his first turning of the Dharma wheel was the Four Noble Truths.
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The four are 苦 (kǔ, suffering), 集 (jí, the origin of suffering), 灭 (miè, the cessation of suffering), and 道 (dào, the path leading to cessation). Often abbreviated 苦集灭道 (kǔ jí miè dào). Also called simply 四谛 (sìdì).
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Said to be the content of the Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath after his enlightenment — the 'first turning of the Dharma wheel' (初转法轮 chū zhuǎn fǎlún).
