Numbers — Four

by Hla Min

Updated : Aug 2025

Numeral

• Hindu-Arablic numeral : 4
• Roman numeral : IV

Recent Buddhas

• Kakusandha
• Konagamana
• Kassapa
• Gautama

Sacca / Noble Truth

• Dukkha
  Unsatisfactoriness / Misery / Suffering
• Samudiya
  Cause of suffering
• Nirodha
  Cessation of suffering
• Magga
  The Path / The Middle Way

Foundation of Mindfulness

• Contemplation of the kaya / body
• Contemplation of the vedana / feeling
• Contemplation of the citta / mind
• Contemplation of the dhamma / general objects — not covered by the above three

Brahma Vihara Practice

• Metta
  Loving kindness / Unbounded love
• Karuna
  Compassion
• Mudita
  Sympathetic joy / Altruistic joy
• Uppekkha
  Equanimity

Guardian deities

• Dhatarattha (East)
• Virulhaka (South)
• Virupkkha (West)
• Kuvera (North)

Mahabhuta

• Patthavi
  Earth element
• Tejo
  Fire element
• Apo
  Water or liquid element
• Vayo
  Air or wind element

Miscellaneous

• Four sided figures
  Rectangle, Square, Parallelogram, Parallepiped, Rhombus
• Baseball
  first base, second base, third base, home plate
• Games
  Four quarters (e.g. Football, Basketball)
• Rowing
  Coxless fours, Coxed fours, Quadruple sculls

• Education
  Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior
• April
  4th month of the Gregorian Calendar

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