01 Meditation Panel Preface.indd - United Nations Day of Vesak 2013

Buddhist Philosophy and
Meditation Practice
• Seven factors of Enlightenment (bojjhaga) 8
1. Mindfulness (sati)
2. Investigation (dhamma vicaya)
3. Energy (viriya)
4. Joy (pti)
5. Tranquility (passaddhi)
6. Concentration (samdhi)
7. Equanimity (upekkh)
• Noble Eightfold Path (Ariyo aññhagiko maggo) 9
1. Right View (samm ditthi)
2. Right Intention (samm sakappa)
3. Right Speech (samm vcc)
4. Right Action (samm kammanta)
5. Right Livelihood (samm jiva)
6. Right Energy (samm vyma)
7. Right Mindfulness (samm sati)
8. Right Concentration (samm samdhi)
• Four paths of stream-entry (cattro ariyamagg),
1. The path of stream-entry (sotapatti-magga),
2. The path of once-returning (sakadagami-magga),
3. The path of never-returning (anagami-magga),
4. The path of arahatship (arahatta-magga),
• The Four fruitions (cattri smaññaphalni)
1. The fruit of stream-entry (sotapatti-phala),
2. The fruit of once-returning (sakadagami-phala),
3. The fruit of arahatship (arahatta-phala),
4. The fruit of never-returning (anagami-phala),
There are forty six Lokuttara Dhammas in Buddhism such as the four foundations of
awareness or mindfulness (satipatthna), the four right efforts (padhna), the four roads to power
(iddhi-pda), the ve spiritual faculties (indriya), the ve spiritual powers (bala), the seven factors
of enlightenment (bojjhaga), the Noble Eightfold Path (Ariyo ahagiko maggo), the Four Paths
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satta bojjhagti Bujjhanakasattassa pana agabhvena satidayo satta dhamm bojjhag, Tena vuccati
satta bojjhagti. Ibid, 618
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ariyo ahagiko maggo niyynahena ca sammdihidayo aha maggag honti. Tena vuccati ariyo
ahagiko maggoti. Ibid, 618
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