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In [[Buddhism]], the '''Noble Eightfold Path''' ([[Pali]]: ''ariya atthangika magga'') is the path to the end of suffering. It is the fourth part of the [[Four Noble Truths]]. It can be summed up in three [[category|categories]]: [[wisdom]] (''[[prajna|pañña]]''), [[virtue]] (''[[sila]]''), and [[concentration]] (''[[samadhi]]''). It asks for the Right view and the right intention, as well as other things. It also asks for the right speech.

Here is a description of the path:

# Right Thought - Realizing the Four Noble Truths (samyag-dṛṣṭi, sammā-diṭṭhi)
# Right Understanding - Commitment to mental and ethical growth in moderation.
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# Right Speech - One speaks in a non hurtful, not exaggerated, truthful way (samyag-vāc, sammā-vācā)
# Right Actions - Wholesome action, avoiding action that would do harm (samyak-karmānta, sammā-kammanta)
# Right Livelihood - One's job does not harm in any way oneself or others; directly or indirectly (weapon maker, drug dealer, etc.) (samyag-ājīva, sammā-ājīva)
# Right Effort - One makes an effort to improve (samyag-vyāyāma, sammā-vāyāma)
# Right Mindfulness - Mental ability to see things for what they are with clear [[consciousness]] (samyak-smṛti, sammā-sati)
# Right Concentration - State where one reaches [[Nirvana|enlightenment]] and the [[ego]] has disappeared (samyak-samādhi, sammā-samādhi)

== Noble Eightfold Path Media ==
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File:Dharmachakra.jpg|The eight spoke [[Dharmacakra|Dharma wheel]] symbolizes the Noble Eightfold Path.
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== Other websites ==
* [http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/eightfoldpath.html Notes on the Noble Eightfold Path]
* [http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/silacara/youngpeoples.html#ch-07 Noble Eightfold Path, in Chapter 7: Success, in "A Young People's Life of the Buddha"] by Bhikkhu Silacara
* [http://www.budsas.org/ebud/whatbudbeliev/78.htm The Noble Eightfold Path - The Middle Way] by Ven Dr.K.Sri.Dhammananda
* [http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/bs-s06.htm The Fourth Noble Truth: The Middle Path: BuddhaNet’s Buddhist Studies for Secondary Students] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913135330/http://buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhism/bs-s06.htm |date=2007-09-13 }}

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