A Glance at The Eightfold Path
|| The Way to the End of Suffering || Right View || Right Intention || Right Speech || Right Action || Right Livelihood || Right Effort || Right Mindfulness || Right Concentration || The Development of Wisdom || Epilogue || Appendix || Recommended Readings
Appendix
A Factorial Analysis of the Noble Eightfold Path (Pali and English)
I. Samma ditthi .... Right view
dukkhe ñana .... understanding suffering
dukkhasamudaye ñana .... understanding its origin
dukkhanirodhe ñana .... understanding its cessation
dukkhanirodhagaminipatipadaya ñana .... understanding the way leading to its cessation
II. Samma sankappa .... Right intention
nekkhamma-sankappa .... intention of renunciation
abyapada-sankappa .... intention of good will
avihimsa-sankappa .... intention of harmlessness
III. Samma vaca .... Right speech
musavada veramani .... abstaining from false speech
pisunaya vacaya veramani .... abstaining from slanderous speech
pharusaya vacaya veramani .... abstaining from harsh speech
samphappalapa veramani .... abstaining from idle chatter
IV. Samma kammanta .... Right action
panatipata veramani .... abstaining from taking life
adinnadana veramani .... abstaining from stealing
kamesu micchacara veramani .... abstaining from sexual misconduct
V. Samma ajiva .... Right livelihood
miccha ajivam pahaya .... giving up wrong livelihood,
samma ajivena jivitam kappeti .... one earns one's living by a right form of livelihood
VI. Samma vayama .... Right effort
samvarappadhana .... the effort to restrain defilements
pahanappadhana .... the effort to abandon defilements
bhavanappadhana .... the effort to develop wholesome states
anurakkhanappadhana .... the effort to maintain wholesome states
VII. Samma sati .... Right mindfulness
kayanupassana .... mindful contemplation of the body
vedananupassana .... mindful contemplation of feelings
cittanupassana .... mindful contemplation of the mind
dhammanupassana .... mindful contemplation of phenomena
VIII. Samma samadhi .... Right concentration
pathamajjhana .... the first jhana
dutiyajjhana .... the second jhana
tatiyajjhana .... the third jhana
catutthajjhana .... the fourth jhana
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Suggestions for Further Reading
- Buddhism - The Concept of Anatta or No Self
- Anatta or Anatma in Buddhism
- Anicca or Anitya in Buddhism
- The Buddha on God
- The Buddha on Avijja or Ignorance and on the Origin of Life
- The Buddha On the Self And Anatta, the Not-Self
- History Of The Four Buddhist Councils
- Chinese Buddhism
- The Eightfold Path Of Buddhism
- The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism
- Four Stages of Progress on the Middle Way in Buddhism
- The Practice of Friendliness, Kalyanamittata, in Buddhism
- Karma or Kamma In Buddhism
- Mahayana Buddhism
- Buddha's Last Days and Final Words
- Buddhism - The Middle Way
- The Buddha's Teaching on Right Mindfulness
- The Meaning and Practice of Mindfulness
- Buddhism - Vinaya or Monastic Discipline
- Right Conduct For Lay Buddhists
- Nirvana or Nibbana in Buddhism
- Buddhism - Objects of Meditation and Subjects for Meditation
- Buddhism - Right Speech and Mind Training
- Buddhism - Right Living On The Eightfold Path
- Handbook for the Relief of Suffering by Ajaan Lee
- Theravada Buddhism
- Meat Eating or Vegetarianism in Buddhism
- Essays On Dharma
- Esoteric Mystic Hinduism
- Introduction to Hinduism
- Hindu Way of Life
- Essays On Karma
- Hindu Rites and Rituals
- The Origin of The Sanskrit Language
- Symbolism in Hinduism
- Essays on The Upanishads
- Concepts of Hinduism
- Essays on Atman
- Hindu Festivals
- Spiritual Practice
- Right Living
- Yoga of Sorrow
- Happiness
- Mental Health
- Concepts of Buddhism
- General Essays
Source: The Wheel Publication No. 308/311 (Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 1984), second edition (revised) 1994. Transcribed from a file provided by the BPS Copyright © 1998 Buddhist Publication Society. Reproduced and reformatted from Access to Insight edition © 1999 For free distribution. This work may be republished, reformatted, reprinted, and redistributed in any medium. It is the author's wish, however, that any such republication and redistribution be made available to the public on a free and unrestricted basis and that translations and other derivative works be clearly marked as such. All Wheel publications and Bodhi Leaves referred to above are published by the Buddhist Publication Society.