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  2. Desire path - Wikipedia

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    A desire path, often referred to as a desire line in transportation planning and also known by various other names, [a] is an unplanned small trail created as a consequence of mechanical erosion caused by human or animal traffic. The path usually represents the shortest or the most easily navigated route between an origin and destination, and ...

  3. Path of least resistance - Wikipedia

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    The path of least resistance is the physical or metaphorical pathway that provides the least resistance to forward motion by a given object or entity, among a set of alternative paths. The concept is often used to describe why an object or entity takes a given path. The way in which water flows is often given as an example for the idea.

  4. Desire lines (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A desire line is a synonym to "desire path", a path created by erosion caused by human or animal foot traffic. Desire line or Desire Lines may also refer to: Literature

  5. Six Paths - Wikipedia

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    Early texts are not explicit about how these realms are to be interpreted; however, they can be seen as states of consciousness. The realm of deva symbolising the purer and spiritual stages of consciousness, humans relating to the abilities of reason and logic, animals and hunger ghosts especially can be seen as an image of instinct and Naraka would represent the accumulated dukkha from past ...

  6. Talk:Desire path - Wikipedia

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    How is a desire path different from a path?Autarch 14:37, 3 December 2009 (UTC) Fro what I understand, a desire path is a subset of path where paths can be designed or naturally occurring. Desire paths are the latter. --Jason Yip 01:28, 10 May 2010 (UTC) I think the term desire path refers to the erosion caused by human feet. Hence, an ...

  7. Path - Wikipedia

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    Bicycle path; Bridle path, used by people on horseback; Course (navigation), the intended path of a vehicle; Desire path, created by human or animal foot traffic; Footpath, intended for use only by pedestrians; Shared-use path, intended for multiple modes such as walking, bicycling, in-line skating or others; Sidewalk, a paved path along the ...

  8. Fruits of the noble path - Wikipedia

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    There are four [groups of noble disciples] when path and fruit are taken as pairs, and eight groups of individuals, when each path and fruit are taken separately: (1) the path to stream-entry; (2) the fruition of stream-entry; (3) the path to once-returning; (4) the fruition of once-returning;

  9. Four Noble Truths - Wikipedia

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    marga (road, path, way): the Noble Eightfold Path is the path leading to the confinement of this desire and attachment, and the release from dukkha. [g] [13] [14] The four truths appear in many grammatical forms in the ancient Buddhist texts, [15] and are traditionally identified as the first teaching given by the Buddha.