The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering

Bhikkhu Bodhi

$9.95

Publication Date: April 1st, 2006

Publisher:

BPS Pariyatti Editions

ISBN:

9781928706076

Pages:

144

Description

This book offers a clear, concise account of the Eightfold Path prescribed to uproot and eliminate the deep underlying cause of suffering—ignorance. Each step of the path is believed to cultivate wisdom through mental training, and includes an enlightened and peaceful middle path that avoids extremes. The theoretical as well as practical angles of each of the paths—right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration—are illustrated through examples from contemporary life. The work's final chapter addresses the Buddhist path and its culmination in enlightenment.

About the Author

Bhikkhu Bodhi, is the translator of The Comprehensive Manual of Abhidhamma, Connected Discourses of the Buddha, and several works on Theravada Buddhism. He was the editor of the Buddhist Publication Society from 1984 to 2000 and has served as its president since 1988. He is also chairman of the Yin Shun Foundation. He resides at the Bodhi Monastery in Lafayette, New Jersey.

Praise for The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering

"Unbiased, eminently readable, and most importantly, gives many insightful and pragmatic hints to both the neophyte and experienced follower." —Amaro Bhikkhu, author, Silent Rain