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In [[Buddhism]], the [[Dharma]] of the '''The Noble Eightfold Path''' is declared to be the way that leads to the end of [[suffering]], and [[nirvana]].

As the name indicates, there are eight elements in the Noble Eightfold Path, and these are divided into three basic categories<ref>In the [[Pali canon]], these three basic categories (Pali: ''khandha'') are identified by the [[Bhikkhuni]] Dhammadinna in the "Culavedalla Sutta" ([[Majjhima Nikaya|MN]] 44)[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.044.than.html] although in this sutta the categories are ordered: ''sīla'', ''samādhi'' and ''paññā''. These three basic categories are also similar to those articulated by the Buddha in his [[Threefold Training]], as recorded in the [[Anguttara Nikaya]]'s ''Sikkha Sutta'' ([[Anguttara Nikaya|AN]] 3:88[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an03/an03.088.than.html] and AN 3:89[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an03/an03.089.than.html]).</ref> as follows:

<div class="references-small">*[[Wisdom ]] ([[Sanskrit]]: ''[[prajna|prajñā]]'', Pāli: ''paññā''):'''1.''' Right view(''samma ditthi'') – "Knowledge with regard to [the [[Four Noble Truths]]]"<ref>[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.22.0.than.html Maha-satipatthana Sutta (Digha Nikaya 22)]</ref>:'''2.''' Right intention(''samma sankappo'') – "Being resolved on [[renunciation]], on freedom from ill-will, on [[ahimsa|harmlessness]]"<ref>[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn45/sn45.008.than.html Magga-vibhanga Sutta (Samyutta Nikaya 45.8)]</ref>

*Ethical conduct - [[Morality]] (Sanskrit: ''[[silaFive Precepts|śīla]]'', Pāli: ''sīla''):'''3.''' Right speech(''samma vaca'') – "Abstaining from lying, from divisive speech, from abusive speech, & from idle chatter"<ref>Magga-vibhanga Sutta</ref>:'''4.''' Right action(''samma kammanto'') – "Abstaining from taking life, abstaining from stealing, abstaining from unchastity"<ref>Magga-vibhanga Sutta</ref>:'''5.''' Right livelihood(''samma ajivo'') – Avoiding "[b]usiness in weapons, business in human beings, business in meat, business in intoxicants, and business in poison"<ref>[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an05/an05.177.than.html Vanijja Sutta (Anguttara Nikaya 5.177)]</ref>

*Mental discipline (Sanskrit and Pāli: ''[[samadhi|samādhi]] [[meditation]]''):'''6.''' Right effort(''samma vayamo'') – Undertaking to "abandon what is unskillful" and "develop what is skillful"<ref>[http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an02/an02.019.than.html Kusala Sutta (Anguttara Nikaya 2.19)]</ref>:'''7.''' Right mindfulness(''samma sati'') – Maintaining mental focus "on the body", "feelings", "the mind" and "mental qualities in & of themselves — ardent, alert, & mindful — putting aside greed & distress with reference to the world"<ref>Maha-satipatthana Sutta</ref>:'''8.''' Right concentration(''samma samadhi'') – Withdrawal "from unskillful (mental) qualities", leading to "the stilling of directed thoughts & evaluations", "the abandoning of pleasure & pain" and "purity of equanimity & mindfulness"<ref>Magga-vibhanga Sutta</ref>

==See also==References{{Buddhist topics}}----{{Indian philosophy topics}} ==References==