THE WORD (The Eightfold Path)

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 34
• Series: Forgotten Books
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Book Description:
"An outline of the teaching of Buddha. While it may well serve as a first introduction for the beginner, its cheif aim is to give the reader who is already more or less acquanted with the fundamental ideas of Buddhism, a clear, consice, and authentic summary of its various doctrines." (Quote from mslit.com)
Table of Contents:
Publisher’s Preface; The Four Noble Truths; First Truth; Second Truth; Third Truth; Fourth Truth; The Eightfold Path; First Step; Second Step; Third Step; Fourth Step; Fifth Step; Sixth Step; Seventh Step; Eighth Step
About the Publisher:
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology. www.forgottenbooks.org
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✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 2
(The Eightfold Path)......Page 4
FIRST TRUTH. THE NOBLE TRUTH OF SUFFERING......Page 5
THE FIVE GROUPS OF EXISTENCE......Page 6
THE "CORPOREALITY GROUP" OF FOUR ELEMENTS......Page 7
DEPENDENT ORIGINATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS......Page 8
THE THREE CHARACTERISTICS OF EXISTENCE......Page 9
SECOND TRUTH. THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE ORIGIN OF SUFFERING......Page 10
HEAPING UP OF PRESENT SUFFERING......Page 11
THIRD TRUTH. THE NOBLE TRUTH OF THE EXTINCTION OF SUFFERING......Page 12
THE ARAHAT, OR HOLY ONE......Page 13
THE EIGHTFOLD PATH......Page 14
FIRST STEP. RIGHT UNDERSTANDING......Page 15
UNPROFITABLE QUESTIONS......Page 16
THE TWO UNDERSTANDINGS......Page 17
COMPLETE DELIVERANCE......Page 18
KARMA: REBIRTH - PRODUCING AND BARREN......Page 20
THIRD STEP. RIGHT SPEECH......Page 21
FOURTH STEP. RIGHT ACTION......Page 22
SIXTH STEP. RIGHT EFFORT......Page 23
SEVENTH STEP. RIGHT ATTENTIVENESS......Page 24
CONTEMPLATION OF THE BODY......Page 25
THE TEN BLESSINGS......Page 26
CONTEMPLATION OF PHENOMENA (Mind-objects)......Page 27
NIRVANA THROUGH WATCHING OVER BREATHING......Page 28
EIGHTH STEP. RIGHT CONCENTRATION......Page 30
THE FOUR TRANCES......Page 31
CONTROL OF THE SENSES (6th Step)......Page 32
NIRVANA......Page 33
THE TRUE GOAL......Page 34