DICTIONARY

(Total Entries : 263789)
Name :
Email :
Comment :
Captcha :
aṭṭhangika micchā magga
Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]

aṣṭāṅgika mithyā mārga[aṭṭhangika micchā magga] the eightfold wrong path.

 

The factors conducive to the unwholesome states of consciousness are known as the eightfold wrong path. The eightfold wrong path consists of

(1) wrong view (mithyā dṛṣṭi) [micchā diṭṭhi],
(2) wrong thought ( mithyā saṅkalpa) [micchā sankappa],
(3) wrong speech (mithyā vācā) [micchā vācā],
(4) wrong action (mithyā karmānta) [micchā kammanta],
(5) wrong livelihood (mithyā ājīva) [micchā ājīva],
(6) wrong effort (mithyā vyāyāma) [micchā vāyāma],
(7) wrong mindfulness (mithyā smṛti) [micchā sati],
(8) wrong concentration (mithyā samādhi) [micchā samādhi].

Source
Buddhānusmṛti - A Glossary of Buddhist Terms
Page
Aṭṭhasālinī. I. 366. DN. Dasuttara. Saṃyutta Nikāya. Aṭṭhaṅgika, Dutiyapaṭipadā, Kukkuṭārāma, Paṭhama Kukkuṭārāma, Paṭhamapaṭipadā.
Back to Top