SN 45.8: Analysis of the 8-Fold Path

The Magga-Vibhaṅga Sutta (SN 45.8), or "Analysis of the Path," offers a detailed exposition of the Noble Eightfold Path, a fundamental framework in Buddhist practice leading to the cessation of suffering. In this discourse, the Buddha delineates each component of the path as follows:

1. Right View (Sammā Diṭṭhi): Understanding the nature of suffering, its origin, cessation, and the path leading to its cessation.
2. Right Intention (Sammā Saṅkappa): Cultivating intentions of renunciation, goodwill, and harmlessness.
3. Right Speech (Sammā Vācā): Abstaining from false, divisive, harsh, and idle speech.
4. Right Action (Sammā Kammanta): Refraining from taking life, stealing, and sexual misconduct.
5. Right Livelihood (Sammā Ājīva): Earning a living through ethical and non-harmful means.
6. Right Effort (Sammā Vāyāma): Diligently preventing and abandoning unwholesome states while cultivating and sustaining wholesome states.
7. Right Mindfulness (Sammā Sati): Maintaining awareness of the body, feelings, mind, and mental phenomena.
8. Right Concentration (Sammā Samādhi): Developing deep meditative absorption (jhāna) leading to mental unification.

This sutta serves as a concise guide to understanding and practicing the Noble Eightfold Path, emphasizing the integration of ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom in the pursuit of liberation.

For a complete translation of the sutta, please visit SuttaCentral:

https://suttacentral.net/sn45.8/en/bodhi?lang=en&reference=none&highlight=false

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