Abandoning the wrong factors of the path

"One tries to abandon wrong view & to enter into right view: This is one's right effort...

"One tries to abandon wrong resolve & to enter into right resolve: This is one's right effort...

"One tries to abandon wrong speech & to enter into right speech: This is one's right effort...

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This Middle Path is generally referred to as the Noble Eightfold Path (Arija-Aṭṭhaṇgika-Magga), because it is composed of eight categories or divisions: namely, 1. Right Understanding (Sammā diṭṭhi), 2. Right Thought (Sammā saṇkappa), 3. Right Speech (Sammāv ācā), 4. Right Action (Sammākammanta), 5. Right Livelihood (Sammā ājīva), 6. Right Effort

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In Buddhism, the seven factors of awakening (Pali: satta bojjha ṅ gā or satta sambojjha ṅ gā ; Skt.: sapta bodhyanga ) are:

• Mindfulness ( sati , Sanskrit smṛti ). To maintain awareness of reality, in particular the teachings ( Dhamma ).


• Investigation of the nature of reality ( dhamma vicaya , Skt. dharmapravicaya ).


• Energy ( viriya , Skt. vīrya )

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n the Pāli Canon, the Buddhavamsa of the Khuddaka Nikāya lists the ten perfections ( dasa pāramiyo ) as:[6]

1. Dāna pāramī : generosity, giving of oneself


2. Sīla pāramī : virtue, morality, proper conduct


3. Nekkhamma pāramī : renunciation


4. Paññā pāramī : wisdom, discernment


5. Viriya pāramī : energy, diligence, vigour, effort


6. Khanti pāramī : patience,

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