Noble Eightfold Path
Buddhist practices leading to liberation from saṃsāra
Noble Eightfold Path
The Noble Eightfold Path (Pali: අරිය අට්ඨංගික මග්ග, romanized: ariya aṭṭhaṅgika magga Sanskrit: आर्याष्टाङ्गमार्ग, romanized: āryāṣṭāṅgamārga Sinhala: ආර්ය අෂ්ඨාංගික මාර්ගය, romanized: Arya Ashṭhaṅgika Margaya) or Eight Right Paths (Sanskrit: अष्टसम्यङ्मार्ग, romanized: aṣṭasamyaṅmārga) is an early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth, in the form of nirvana. The Eightfold Path consists of eight practices: right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi ('meditative absorption or union'; alternatively, equanimous meditative awareness). In early Buddhism, these practices started with understanding that the body-mind works in a corrupted way (right view), followed by entering the Buddhist path of self-observance, self-restraint, and cultivating kindness and compassion; and culminating in dhyana or samadhi, which reinforces these practices for...
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