A Factorial Analysis of the Noble Eightfold Path

(in Pali and English)
I. Samma ditthi...... Right view
dukkhe nana...... understanding suffering
dukkhasamudaye nana...... understanding its origin
dukkhanirodhe nana...... understanding its cessation
dukkhanirodhagaminipatipadaya nana...... understanding the way leading to cessation


II. Samma sankappa...... Right intention
nekkhamma-sankappa...... intention of renunciation
abyapada-sankappa...... intention of good will
avihimsa-sankappa...... intention of harmlessness


III. Samma vaca...... Right speech
musavada veramani...... abstaining from false speech
pisunaya vacaya veramani...... abstaining from slanderous speech
pharusaya vacaya veramani...... abstaining from harsh speech
samphappalapa veramani...... abstaining from idle chatter


IV. Samma kammanta...... Right action
panatipata veramani...... abstaining from taking life
adinnadana veramani...... abstaining from stealing
kamesu micchacara veramani...... abstaining from sexual misconduct


V. Samma ajiva...... Right livelihood
miccha ajivam pahaya...... giving up wrong livelihood,
samma ajivena jivitam kappeti...... one earns one's living by a right form of livelihood


VI. Samma vayama...... Right effort
samvarappadhana...... the effort to restrain defilements
pahanappadhana...... the effort to abandon defilements
bhavanappadhana...... the effort to develop wholesome states
anurakkhanappadhana...... the effort to maintain wholesome states


VII. Samma sati...... Right mindfulness
kayanupassana...... mindful contemplation of the body
vedananupassana...... mindful contemplation of feelings
cittanupassana...... mindful contemplation of the mind
dhammanupassana...... mindful contemplation of phenomena


VIII. Samma samadhi...... Right concentration
pathamajjhana...... the first jhana
dutiyajjhana...... the second jhana
tatiyajjhana...... the third jhana
catutthajjhana...... the fourth jhana