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Right view is the first factor of the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path, the path that leads to the cessation of suffering. [1] Right view is considered the "forerunner" of all other path factors. [ 2 ] Historically, this particular discourse has been used as a primer for monks in South and Southeast Asian monasteries [ 3 ] and is read aloud ...
The Buddha asserts that a happy and moral life would be correct if there is no karma and reincarnation. The logic is comparable to that of Pascal's wager . The disciple of the Noble Ones, Kalamas, who has such a hate-free mind, such a malice-free mind, such an undefiled mind, and such a purified mind, is one by whom four solaces are found here ...
The Pali term ariya aṭṭhaṅgika magga (Sanskrit: āryāṣṭāṅgamārga) is typically translated in English as "Noble Eightfold Path".This translation is a convention started by the early translators of Buddhist texts into English, just like ariya sacca is translated as Four Noble Truths.
[2] In the Buddhist pursuit of bodhi (awakening, understanding) and liberation, the associated spiritual powers are secondary to the four "base" mental qualities that achieve such powers. These four base mental qualities are: concentration on intention; concentration on effort; concentration on consciousness; and, concentration on investigation.
The Buddhist path (marga) to liberation, also referred to as awakening, is described in a wide variety of ways. [1] The classical one is the Noble Eightfold Path, which is only one of several summaries presented in the Sutta Pitaka.
As a Buddha's disciple, he ought to maintain Right Speech and Right Views always, and lead all others to maintain them as well. If instead, he causes wrong speech, wrong views or evil karma in others, he commits a Parajika offense. A disciple of the Buddha must not trade in alcoholic beverages or encourage others to do so.
Sigālovāda Sutta is the 31st Sutta described in the Digha Nikaya ("Long Discourses of Buddha"). [1] It is also known as the Sīgāla Sutta, [2] the Sīgālaka Sutta, [3] the Si ṅ gālovāda Sutta, the Si ṅ gāla Sutta, [4] and the Sigālovāda Suttanta ("The Sigāla Homily").
The Four Right Exertions (also known as, Four Proper Exertions, Four Right Efforts, Four Great Efforts, Four Right Endeavors or Four Right Strivings) (Pali: sammappadhāna; Skt.: samyak-pradhāna or samyakprahāṇa) are an integral part of the Buddhist path to Enlightenment (understanding). Built on the insightful recognition of the arising ...