The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering [Paperback]

Bhikkhu Bodhi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2006

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.

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...Sure to be a guide and source of inspiration for which many will be grateful. -- Sharon Salzberg, author, Loving Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

Bhikkhu Bodhi's great gift to us all is his clear and authentic transmission of the Buddha's teaching. -- Joseph Goldstein, author, Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

This book is a treasure; it is a humble volume, yet it contains the most practical and lucid exposition... -- Amaro Bhikkhu, ahor, Tudong—The Long Road North

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Pariyatti Publishing (April 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 192870607X
• ISBN-13: 978-1928706076
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent explanation of the buddhist path, May 27, 2006

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This review is from: The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering (Paperback)

This book really took me to the next level of my understanding of the Buddhist eightfold path. Which is:
Right View (understanding)
Right Intention (Thought)
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Concentration
It really explains what Buddhists mean by each of these stages based on the original language the Buddhist scriptures were written in. I also like the authors translation of the first two into view and intention, a lot of times they are translated as understanding and thought. These words brought me to a much better understanding. The author also touched on the wisdom of dispensing with the false ego and understanding how the five aggregates are what we really are feelings,perceptions,consciousness,material form, and mind formations. This book will probably be a little advanced for first time readers of Buddhist philosophy but if you have an understanding of the 4 noble truths and have read the Dhammapada and are ready for the next level, you can't get better than this condensed wisdom in 120 pages. I am different now from having read it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little gem!, April 11, 1999

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This review is from: The Noble Eightfold Path (Paperback)

This a marvelous gem of a book, a concise yet thorough overview of all Theravadin philosophy and practice. Bhikkhu Bodhi, a wonderful scholar- practitioner, and a wonderful writer, has set forth in clear language the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment, and he has not merely done so in the abstract, but has pointed the way to the practical application of Buddhist techniques in our very lives. This is a real handbook for daily practice and study. You can't go wrong here.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank You Bhikku Bohdi!, June 12, 2006

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This review is from: The Noble Eightfold Path: Way to the End of Suffering (Paperback)

This book was incredibly helpful to me. I would recommend it as the most beautiful exposition of the Eightfold Noble Path that I'm aware of. It has informed my readings of other Sutra's and my practice tremendously. My deepest gratitude to the author.