1. The Noble Eightfold Path: The Buddhist Middle Way for Mankind February 24, 2016 By Sanu Mahatthanadull, Ph.D. International Buddhist Studies College (IBSC), Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University

2. The Noble Eightfold Path & The Four Noble Truths

3. Noble = Ariya Supramundane mundane

4. The Noble Eightfold Path  A ṭṭ ha ṅ gika-magga  Constituents of the Path

5. The Noble Eightfold Path  The Dīghanikāya: The Mahā Satipatthānasutta  The Majjhima Nikāya: The Saccavibha ṅ gasutta

6. I. Right View (Sammādi ṭṭ hi) 1) Knowledge about Ill (dukkha), 2) …the cause of Ill (dukkha-samudaya), 3) …the cessation of Ill (dukkha-nirodha), 4) …the Way that leads to the cessation of Ill (dukkha-nirodha-gāminī pa ṭ ipadā)

7. II. Right Aspiration (Sammāsa ṅ kappa) 1) The aspiration towards renunciation (nekkhamma-sa ṅ kappa), 2) the aspiration towards benevolence (abyāpāda-sa ṅ kappa), 3) the aspiration towards kindness (avihi ṁ sā-sa ṅ kappa)

8. III. Right Speech (Sammāvācā) 1) Abstaining from lying (musāvāda), 2) … slander (pisu ṇ āvācā), 3) … abuse (pharusavācā) 4) … idle talk (samphappalāpa).

9. IV. Right Doing (Sammākammanta) 1) Abstaining from taking life (pā ṇ ātipāta), 2) … taking what is not given (adinnādāna), 3) … carnal indulgence (kāmesumicchācāra).

10. V. Right Livelihood (Sammā-ājīva) Having put away wrong livelihood Supports himself by right livelihood.

11. VI. Right Effort (Sammāvāyāma) 1) Prevent the evil that have not arisen… 2) Abandon the evil that have arisen… 3) Develop the good states which have not arisen… 4) Maintain the good states which have arisen may persist…

12. VII. Right Mindfulness (Sammāsati) the Four Foundations of Mindfulness Body Feeling Mind Mental Object

13. VIII. Right Rapture (Samm ā sam ā dhi) The Four States of Jhāna Attained by Meditation First Jhāna: Second Jhāna: Third Jhāna: Fourth Jhāna: 1.Thinking 2.Investigation 3.Rapture 4.Happiness 5.One- pointedness of calm Rapture Happiness One- pointedness of calm Happiness One- pointedness of calm (Equanimity) One- pointedness of calm

14. The Middle Way The Sa ṁ yuttanikāya: Dhammacakkappavattanasutta The Two Extremes; 1) The pursuit of sensual happiness sensual pleasures, which is low, vulgar, the way of worldings, ignoble, unbeneficial 2) and the pursuit of self-mortification, which is painful, ignoble, unbeneficial

15. The Middle Way HedonismAsceticism The Two Extremes BodyBody MindMind

16. The Noble Eightfold Path & The Threefold Training 1.Right View Wisdom 2.Right thought 3.Right Speech Ethical Conduct 4.Right Action 5.Right Livelihood 6.Right Effort Mental Development 7.Right Mindfulness 8.Right Concentration

18. False doctrine Pseudo-Dhamma (Saddhammapa ṭ irūpaka)