八正道

Eightfold Path

Buddhism · concept

The Buddha's practical guide to liberation from suffering: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration. Divided into three trainings — wisdom (pañña), ethical conduct (sila), and mental discipline (samadhi). The path is not linear but simultaneous and interdependent. Divided into wisdom (right view, intention), ethical conduct (right speech, action, livelihood), and mental discipline (right effort, mindfulness, concentration). The eight factors support each other.

According to the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, as preserved in the Buddhist sutras and the Dharma, Eightfold Path represents a key concept that continues to inform philosophical thought and practice today.

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What Are the Key Facts About Eightfold Path?

  • Tradition: Buddhism
  • Chinese: 八正道
  • Category: Concept
  • Definition: The Buddha's practical guide to liberation from suffering: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration.

What Concepts Are Related to Eightfold Path?

Four Noble Truths 四圣谛
Leads to
The Fourth Noble Truth is the Eightfold Path — the practice that ends suffering
 Mindfulness 正念
Includes
Right Mindfulness (samma sati) is the seventh factor of the Eightfold Path
 Zazen 坐禅
Parallel in
Zazen is a practice of Right Concentration — the eighth factor of the Eightfold Path
 Wu Wei 无为
Parallel in
Right Effort in Buddhism parallels wu wei's effortless action in Taoism
 Karma 因果
Entity Entity
The Eightfold Path provides the ethical framework for wholesome karma
 Nirvana 涅槃
Entity Entity
The Eightfold Path leads to nirvana

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