The Word of the Buddha The Noble Eightfold Path Summed Up
The Word of the BuddhaIV. The Path that Leads to the Extinction of Suffering
And what, bhikkhus, is the middle way awakened to by the Tathāgata, which gives rise to vision, gives rise to wisdom, and leads to tranquility, to direct knowledge, to awakening, to Nibbāna? It is this Noble Eightfold Path, namely: right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right collectedness. This, bhikkhus, is the middle way awakened to by the Tathāgata, which gives rise to vision, gives rise to wisdom, and leads to tranquility, to direct knowledge, to awakening, to Nibbāna.
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Walking upon this path,
you will make an end of suffering;
I have declared the path,
for the cutting out of arrows through knowing.
Last updated on October 20, 2026