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> On Oct 17, 2018, at 14:26, Billy Rojas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > My view of Buddhism is partly Theravada and partly Mahayana and partly > Vajrayana, > > viz., partly SE Asian, partly Japanese / Chinese, and partly Tibetan. It is > also > > based on the kind of latitude that is found in various Japanese "new > religions" > > like Perfect Liberty Koyodan > > > > > > Hence, while my interpretation of Buddhist practice might not pass muster > among the monks > > of Thailand or among Zen Buddhist purists, it might well find Buddhists who > basically agree > > with the ideas in it, in Japan and maybe elsewhere. > > > > BR > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > from the Wikipedia article "Buddhism" > > The Buddhist path > > Theravada – Noble Eightfold Path > > > The Dharmachakra represents the Noble Eightfold Path. > > Main articles: Noble Eightfold Path and Buddhist Paths to liberation > An important guiding principle of Buddhist practice is the Middle Way > (madhyamapratipad). It was a part of Buddha's first sermon, where he > presented the Noble Eightfold Path that was a 'middle way' between the > extremes of asceticism and hedonistic sense pleasures.[159][160] > > > > In Buddhism, states Harvey, the doctrine of "dependent arising" (conditioned > arising, pratītyasamutpāda) to explain rebirth is viewed as the 'middle way' > between the doctrines that a being has a "permanent soul" involved in rebirth > (eternalism) and "death is final and there is no rebirth" > (annihilationism).[161][162] > > In the Theravada canon, the Pali-suttas, various often irreconcilable > sequences can be found. According to Carol Anderson, the Theravada canon > lacks "an overriding and comprehensive structure of the path to > nibbana."[163] Nevertheless, the Noble Eightfold Path, or "Eightfold Path of > the Noble Ones", has become an important description of the Buddhist path. It > consists of a set of eight interconnected factors or conditions, that when > developed together, lead to the cessation of dukkha.[164] These eight factors > are: Right View (or Right Understanding), Right Intention (or Right Thought), > Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right > Mindfulness, and Right Concentration. > > > > This Eightfold Path is the fourth of the Four Noble Truths, and asserts the > path to the cessation of dukkha (suffering, pain, > unsatisfactoriness).[165][166] The path teaches that the way of the > enlightened ones stopped their craving, clinging and karmic accumulations, > and thus ended their endless cycles of rebirth and suffering.[167][168][169] > > > > The Noble Eightfold Path is grouped into three basic divisions, as > follows:[170][171][172] > > Division Eightfold factor Sanskrit, Pali Description > Wisdom > (Sanskrit: prajñā, > Pāli: paññā) 1. Right view samyag dṛṣṭi, > sammā ditthi The belief that there is an afterlife and not everything ends > with death, that Buddha taught and followed a successful path to > nirvana;[170] according to Peter Harvey, the right view is held in Buddhism > as a belief in the Buddhist principles of karma and rebirth, and the > importance of the Four Noble Truths and the True Realities.[173] > 2. Right intention samyag saṃkalpa, > sammā saṅkappa Giving up home and adopting the life of a religious > mendicant in order to follow the path;[170] this concept, states Harvey, aims > at peaceful renunciation, into an environment of non-sensuality, non-ill-will > (to lovingkindness), away from cruelty (to compassion).[173] > Moral virtues[171] > (Sanskrit: śīla, > Pāli: sīla) 3. Right speech samyag vāc, > sammā vāca No lying, no rude speech, no telling one person what another > says about him, speaking that which leads to salvation;[170] > 4. Right action samyag karman, > sammā kammanta No killing or injuring, no taking what is not given; no > sexual acts in monastic pursuit,[170] for lay Buddhists no sensual misconduct > such as sexual involvement with someone married, or with an unmarried woman > protected by her parents or relatives.[174][175][176] > 5. Right livelihood samyag ājīvana, > sammā ājīva For monks, beg to feed, only possessing what is essential to > sustain life.[177] For lay Buddhists, the canonical texts state right > livelihood as abstaining from wrong livelihood, explained as not becoming a > source or means of suffering to sentient beings by cheating them, or harming > or killing them in any way.[178][179] > Meditation[171] > (Sanskrit and Pāli: samādhi) 6. Right effort samyag vyāyāma, > sammā vāyāma Guard against sensual thoughts; this concept, states Harvey, > aims at preventing unwholesome states that disrupt meditation.[180] > 7. Right mindfulness samyag smṛti, > sammā sati Never be absent minded, conscious of what one is doing; this, > states Harvey, encourages mindfulness about impermanence of the body, > feelings and mind, as well as to experience the five skandhas, the five > hindrances, the four True Realities and seven factors of awakening.[180] > 8. Right concentration samyag samādhi, > sammā samādhi Correct meditation or concentration (dhyana), explained as the > four jhānas.[170][181] > > > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. 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