Noble Eightfold Path

Also known as ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, āryāṣṭāṅgamārga, Eightfold Path (Buddhism)

one of the principal teachings of the Buddha

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The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the principal teachings of Buddhism, outlining eight practices meant to guide followers toward spiritual development and the end of suffering. It matters because it provides a practical framework for how Buddhists should live their lives in order to achieve enlightenment and liberation.

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Vinony's link graph records 2,504 inbound references to Noble Eightfold Path, and connects out to Korean Buddhism, Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Samadhi.

It is catalogued under topics including Buddhist ethics, Buddhist meditation and Buddhist philosophical concepts.

Vinony links it to 64 Wikipedia language editions.

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facet of: Buddhism
native label: Noble Eightfold Path
partially coincident with: Threefold Training
Commons category: Noble Eightfold Path

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Encyclopedic overview

The eight spoke Dharma wheel symbolizes the Noble Eightfold Path.

The Noble Eightfold Path (Sanskrit: आर्याष्टाङ्गमार्ग, romanized: āryāṣṭāṅgamārga) 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Noble Eightfold Path” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.