The Noble
Eightfold Path

by Bhikkhu Bodhi

Appendix: A Factorial Analysis of the Noble Eightfold Path

I. Samma ditthi			Right view
dukkhe ñana			understanding suffering
dukkhasamudaye ñana			understanding its origin
dukkhanirodhe ñana			understanding its cessation
dukkhanirodhagaminipatipadaya ñana			understanding the way leading to its cessation
II. Samma sankappa			Right intention
nekkhamma-sankappa			intention of renunciation
abyapada-sankappa			intention of good will
avihimsa-sankappa			intention of harmlessness
III. Samma vaca			Right speech
musavada veramani			abstaining from false speech
pisunaya vacaya veramani			abstaining from slanderous speech
pharusaya vacaya veramani			abstaining from harsh speech
samphappalapa veramani			abstaining from idle chatter
IV. Samma kammanta			Right action
panatipata veramani			abstaining from taking life
adinnadana veramani			abstaining from stealing
kamesu micchacara veramani			abstaining from sexual misconduct
V. Samma ajiva			Right livelihood
miccha ajivam pahaya			giving up wrong livelihood
samma ajivena jivitam kappeti			one earns one's living by a right form of livelihood
VI. Samma vayama			Right effort
samvarappadhana			the effort to restrain defilements
pahanappadhana			the effort to abandon defilements
bhavanappadhana			the effort to develop wholesome states
anurakkhanappadhana			the effort to maintain wholesome states
VII. Samma sati			Right mindfulness
kayanupassana			mindful contemplation of the body
vedananupassana			mindful contemplation of feelings
cittanupassana			mindful contemplation of the mind
dhammanupassana			mindful contemplation of phenomena
VIII. Samma samadhi			Right concentration
pathamajjhana			the first jhana
dutiyajjhana			the second jhana
tatiyajjhana			the third jhana
catutthajjhana			the fourth jhana

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