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The Noble Eightfold Path & the eight limbs of yoga Two eightfold ways out of the same …

Khaggavisāṇasuttaniddesa 1. Paṭhamavagga <b>Sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṁ,</b> <b>Aviheṭhayaṁ aññatarampi tesaṁ;</b> <b>Na puttamiccheyya kuto sahāyaṁ,</b> <b>Eko care …

… anunetā paññāpetā nijjhāpetā pekkhetā pasādetāti. Evampi bhagavā satthavāho. Atha vā bhagavā anuppannassa maggassa uppādetā, asañjātassa maggassa sañjanetā, anakkhātassa maggassa akkhātā, maggaññū maggavidū maggakovido maggānugā ca pana …

… satipaṭṭhānapucchā, sammappadhānapucchā, iddhipādapucchā. Aparāpi tisso pucchā— indriyapucchā, balapucchā, bojjhaṅgapucchā. Aparāpi tisso pucchā— maggapucchā, phalapucchā, nibbānapucchā. <b>Pucchāmi tan</b>ti pucchāmi taṁ yācāmi taṁ ajjhesāmi taṁ pasādemi taṁ, “kathayassu …

… bahiddhāvuṭṭhāno vimokkho? Catasso arūpasamāpattiyo— ayaṁ bahiddhāvuṭṭhāno vimokkho. Katamo dubhato vuṭṭhāno vimokkho? Cattāro ariyamaggā— ayaṁ dubhato vuṭṭhāno vimokkho. Katame <b>ajjhattavuṭṭhānā cattāro vimokkhā?</b> Paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ nīvaraṇehi vuṭṭhāti. Dutiyaṁ …

… kosalle ṭhitajjhānaṁ anomaddiyataṁ gacchati jhānabalaṁ, jhānabale ṭhitassa ayaṁ pāramippattassa imāni jhānaṅgāni anāvilasaṅkappo paṭhame jhāne jhānaṅgāni bhāvī. So pīti tadanusārittāva paṭhame jhāne jhānaṅgaṁ tassaṅguno ca dhammā tadabhisannitāya …

… In the same way, a mendicant develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path depending on and grounded on ethics. And how does a mendicant grounded on …

… who is diligent can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant who is diligent develop and cultivate the noble …

… ceto paricca pajānāmi, yathā kho ayaṁ puggalo iriyati, yañca paṭipadaṁ paṭipanno, yañca maggaṁ samārūḷho. Imamhi cāyaṁ samaye kālaṁ kareyya, yathābhataṁ nikkhitto, evaṁ niraye. Taṁ kissa hetu? …

… <b>Upasantoti vuccatī</b>ti santo upasanto vūpasanto nibbuto paṭipassaddhoti vuccati pavuccati kathīyati bhaṇīyati dīpīyati voharīyati. Kathaṁdassīti adhipaññaṁ pucchati, kathaṁsīloti adhisīlaṁ pucchati, upasantoti adhicittaṁ pucchatīti— kathaṁdassī kathaṁsīlo upasantoti vuccati. …

… āyatiṁ anuppādadhammā. Amalo buddho vimalo nimmalo malāpagato malavippahīno malavimutto sabbamalavītivatto. <b>Bhūri</b> vuccati pathavī. Bhagavā tāya pathavisamāya paññāya vipulāya vitthatāya samannāgato. Medhā vuccati paññā. Yā paññā pajānanā …

… duṭṭhullo odakantiko rahasso dvayaṁdvayasamāpatti. Kiṅkāraṇā vuccati methunadhammo? Ubhinnaṁ rattānaṁ sārattānaṁ avassutānaṁ pariyuṭṭhitānaṁ pariyādinnacittānaṁ ubhinnaṁ sadisānaṁ dhammoti— taṅkāraṇā vuccati methunadhammo. Yathā ubho kalahakārakā methunakāti vuccanti, ubho bhaṇḍanakārakā …

… be found in the world. Or a bad monk learns the spiritual path proclaimed by the Buddha and takes it as his own. This is the …

… Tamenaṁ nirayapālā uddhampādaṁ adhosiraṁ gahetvā vāsīhi tacchenti. Tamenaṁ nirayapālā rathe yojetvā ādittāya pathaviyā sampajjalitāya sajotibhūtāya sārentipi paccāsārentipi …pe… tamenaṁ nirayapālā mahantaṁ aṅgārapabbataṁ ādittaṁ sampajjalitaṁ sajotibhūtaṁ āropentipi …

3.4. Vivekakathā 3.4. Vivekakathā Sāvatthinidānaṁ. “Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyanti, sabbe te pathaviṁ nissāya pathaviyaṁ patiṭṭhāya evamete balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyanti; evamevaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …

… bhagavatā— “appamidaṁ, bhikkhave, manussānaṁ āyu, gamaniyo samparāyo, mantāya boddhabbaṁ, kattabbaṁ kusalaṁ, caritabbaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, natthi jātassa amaraṇaṁ. Yo, bhikkhave, ciraṁ jīvati, so vassasataṁ appaṁ vā bhiyyo. Appamāyu …

… pursue the matter, they will mostly praise us. 2. The Noble Eightfold Path There is, Kassapa, a path, there is a practice, practicing in accordance with …

… tattha.</b> <b>Ye kecime diṭṭhiparibbasānā</b>ti. <b>Ye kecī</b>ti sabbena sabbaṁ sabbathā sabbaṁ asesaṁ nissesaṁ pariyādiyanavacanametaṁ— ye kecīti. <b>Diṭṭhiparibbasānā</b>ti. Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā diṭṭhigatikā; te dvāsaṭṭhiyā diṭṭhigatānaṁ aññataraññataraṁ diṭṭhigataṁ gahetvā uggahetvā …

… kāme icchamānassa sādiyamānassa patthayamānassa pihayamānassa abhijappamānassa. Atha vā kāmataṇhāya yāyati niyyati vuyhati saṁharīyati. Yathā hatthiyānena vā assayānena vā goyānena vā ajayānena vā meṇḍayānena vā oṭṭhayānena vā …

… catunnaṁ satipaṭṭhānānaṁ catunnaṁ sammappadhānānaṁ catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ pañcannaṁ indriyānaṁ pañcannaṁ balānaṁ sattannaṁ bojjhaṅgānaṁ ariyassa aṭṭhaṅgikassa maggassāti bhagavā; bhāgī vā bhagavā dasannaṁ tathāgatabalānaṁ catunnaṁ vesārajjānaṁ catunnaṁ paṭisambhidānaṁ channaṁ …

… iddhipādapucchā … aparāpi tisso pucchā— indriyapucchā, balapucchā, bojjhaṅgapucchā … aparāpi tisso pucchā— maggapucchā, phalapucchā, nibbānapucchā …. <b>Pucchāmi tan</b>ti pucchāmi taṁ yācāmi taṁ ajjhesāmi taṁ pasādemi taṁ …

… akusalo. Tattha yaṁ nekkhammasitaṁ domanassaṁ kudāssunāmāhaṁ taṁ āyatanaṁ sacchikatvā upasampajja viharissaṁ yaṁ ariyā santaṁ āyatanaṁ sacchikatvā upasampajja viharantīti tassa uppajjati pihā, pihāpaccayā domanassaṁ, ayaṁ taṇhā kusalā …

… superhuman quality: absorption, release, stillness, attainment, knowledge and vision, development of the path, realization of the fruits, abandoning the defilements, a mind without hindrances, delighting in …

… sīladhanaṁ hiridhanaṁ ottappadhanaṁ sutadhanaṁ cāgadhanaṁ paññādhanaṁ satipaṭṭhānadhanaṁ sammappadhānadhanaṁ iddhipādadhanaṁ indriyadhanaṁ baladhanaṁ bojjhaṅgadhanaṁ maggadhanaṁ phaladhanaṁ nibbānadhanaṁ. Imehi anekavidhehi dhanaratanehi aḍḍho mahaddhano dhanavātipi sakko. Atha vā sakko pahu …

… companions, and associates can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant with good friends develop and cultivate the noble …

… companions, and associates can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant with good friends develop and cultivate the noble …

… companions, and associates can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant with good friends develop and cultivate the noble …

… the same way, while a mendicant develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path, if rulers or their chief ministers, friends or colleagues, relatives or kin should …

… a hundred leagues away to the south.’ So they encourage kindness and sympathy for some creatures and not others. On the sabbath, they encourage their disciples: …

… my disciples a practice that they use to develop the noble eightfold path. It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, …

… way good friendship is the forerunner and harbinger of the noble eightfold path for a mendicant. A mendicant with good friends can expect to develop and …

… application of mind is the forerunner and harbinger of the noble eightfold path for a mendicant. A mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind can expect …

… way good friendship is the forerunner and harbinger of the noble eightfold path for a mendicant. A mendicant with good friends can expect to develop and …

… At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, one thing helps give rise to the noble eightfold path. What one thing? It’s good friendship. A mendicant with good friends can expect …

… At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, one thing helps give rise to the noble eightfold path. What one thing? It’s good friendship. A mendicant with good friends can expect …

… the same way, when a mendicant develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path their fetters readily collapse and rot away. And how do they develop and …

… application of mind can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind develop and …

… application of mind can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind develop and …

… application of mind can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind develop and …

… not see a single thing that gives rise to the noble eightfold path, or, if it’s already arisen, fully develops it like good friendship. A mendicant …

… application of mind can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind develop and …

… not see a single thing that gives rise to the noble eightfold path, or, if it’s already arisen, fully develops it like good friendship. A mendicant …

… application of mind can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant accomplished in rational application of mind develop and …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops …

… ocean. In the same way, a mendicant who develops the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. …”

… aciravatī, sarabhū, mahī, sabbā tā samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops …

… aciravatī, sarabhū, mahī, sabbā tā samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops …

… aciravatī, sarabhū, mahī, sabbā tā samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops …

… aciravatī, sarabhū, mahī, sabbā tā pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops …

… aciravatī, sarabhū, mahī, sabbā tā samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro. Kathañca, bhikkhave, …

… who is diligent can expect to develop and cultivate the noble eightfold path. And how does a mendicant who is diligent develop and cultivate the noble …

… dhammā, sabbe te appamādamūlakā appamādasamosaraṇā; appamādo tesaṁ dhammānaṁ aggamakkhāyati. Appamattassetaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvessati ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarissati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu appamatto ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ …

… In the same way, a mendicant develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path depending on and grounded on ethics, achieving growth, increase, and maturity in good …

… In the same way, a mendicant develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path depending on and grounded on ethics, acquiring great and abundant good qualities. And …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment. And how does a mendicant who develops …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path expels bad, unskillful qualities and doesn’t let them back in. And how does …

… warm, weak and strong. In the same way, when the noble eightfold path is developed and cultivated the following are fully developed: the four kinds of …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path disperses and stills bad, unskillful qualities on the spot. How does a mendicant …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path disperses and stills bad, unskillful qualities as they proceed. And how does a …

… the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path completely understands by direct knowledge the things that should be completely understood by …

… my own ears from the Buddha, kinsman of the Sun, about the path going to extinguishment; that’s what delights my mind. Wicked One, if you come …

… suddhaṁ passati, so suddhānupassī, <b>pacceti ñāṇan</b>ti cakkhuviññāṇaṁ rūpadassanena ñāṇanti pacceti, maggoti pacceti, pathoti pacceti, niyyānanti paccetīti— suddhānupassī pacceti ñāṇaṁ. Tenāha bhagavā— “Passāmi suddhaṁ paramaṁ arogaṁ, Diṭṭhena …

… Suppose, Tissa, there were two individuals. One was not skilled in the path, the other was. The one not skilled in the path would question the …

… What seven? The seven awakening factors. … What eight? The noble eightfold path. … Becoming completely disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding nine things, seeing their limits …

… the mendicants lead the spiritual life under me.” 2.3. The Noble Eightfold Path “But, sir, is there a path and a practice for realizing these things?” …

… faculties, the five powers, the seven awakening factors, and the noble eightfold path. Suppose there was a chicken with eight or ten or twelve eggs. But …

… faculties, the five powers, the seven awakening factors, and the noble eightfold path. Suppose there was a chicken with eight or ten or twelve eggs. But …

… to harm, injure, and threaten them. They close off the safe, secure path that leads to happiness, and open the wrong path. There they plant domesticated …

… Seeing negligence as fearful, and diligence as a sanctuary, develop the eightfold path: this is the Buddhas instruction! That is how the Buddha, illustrating his own …

… brūhi sahajanetta, Yathātacchaṁ bhagavā brūhi metan”ti. <b>Bhagavā hi kāme abhibhuyya iriyati,</b> <b>Ādiccova pathaviṁ tejī tejasā;</b> <b>Parittapaññassa me bhūripañña,</b> <b>Ācikkha dhammaṁ yamahaṁ vijaññaṁ;</b> <b>Jātijarāya idha vippahānaṁ. </b> …

… the trail? It’s when a mendicant doesn’t truly understand the noble eightfold path. That’s how a mendicant doesn’t know the trail. And how is a mendicant …

… the trail? It’s when a mendicant doesn’t truly understand the noble eightfold path. That’s how a mendicant doesn’t know the trail. And how is a mendicant …