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This paper is a critical analysis of the Buddhist concept of dukkha, which translates as suffering. The primary aim is to provide a philosophical understanding of human suffering and pain. It adopts an expository, analytic, and evaluative method. It makes a comparative assessment of the Buddhist notion; of; dukkha,; with; the; Western; philosophical; and Christian; notion; of; suffering ;and; pain It concludes; by affirming; that,; human; suffering; is; real,; sometimes; human made, and sometimes natural. Therefore, we can overcome and eliminate it, at least, to the extent that it is human made.

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