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八正道

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Basic Meaning: eightfold correct path

Senses:

  • Eightfold noble path; eightfold holy path (Skt. āryâṣṭâṅga-mārga). The (noble) path taught by Śākyamuni in his first sermon, and which remains one of the cornerstones of Buddhist practice. Also written 八聖道. Eight types of practices used in conjunction with each other to attain enlightenment for oneself and to lead sentient beings to liberation. These are:
    1. right view 正見; samyag-dṛṣṭi, correct views in regard to the four truths, and freedom from common delusion.
    2. right intention 正思惟, samyak-saṃkalpa, correct thought and purpose.
    3. right speech 正語; samyag-vāc, correct speech, avoidance of false and idle talk.
    4. right action 正業; samyak-karmânta, correct deed, or conduct, getting rid of all improper action so as to dwell in purity.
    5. right livelihood 正命; samyag-ājīva, correct livelihood or occupation, avoiding the five immoral occupations.
    6. right effort 正精進; samyag-vyāyāma, correct zeal, or energy in uninterrupted progress in the way of nirvana.
    7. right mindfulness 正念 samyak-smṛti, correct remembrance, or memory, which retains the true and excludes the false.
    8. right concentration 正定. samyak-samādhi, correct meditation, absorption, or abstraction.
    Also called 八正道分, 八道船, 八正門, 八由行, 八游行, 八聖道支, 八道行, 八直行, and 八直道. The logograph 正 means Buddhist orthodoxy, anything contrary to this being 邪 or non-Buddhist, and wrong (Skt. āryâṣṭâṅgo-mārgo, aṣṭâṅga-mārga, āryâṣṭâṅgika-mārga; Pāli ariya-aṭṭhāṅgika-magga; Tib. 'phags lam yan lag brgyad). 〔四分律 T 1428.22.788a12〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, YBh-Ind, JEBD, Hirakawa, Yokoi, Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 869

    Bulgyo sajeon 905a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1027c

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 664

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 92

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 101b/112

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 207

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1109b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 280

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0164

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)4214b,2703c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1405-2

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2021-05-20