GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Philosophy (XH-C4) Video Course Lecture: Buddhism: Astangmarga (17 mins) | Lecture 14 of 301

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  • Classical Indian Philosophy » Buddhism

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  • Falls under the 4th noble truth: There is a path of cessation of suffering.
  • The concept of astangmarga: The eight fold path that leads to the cessation of suffering.
  • The 8 fold path has the following steps: Right faith, resolve, speech, action, living, effort, thought and concentration.
  • Understanding the concept of right action: The concept of panc-sila: non violence, truth, chastity, non stealing and contentment.
  • Understanding the concept of right concentration: It consists of 4 stages; Dhyana, Unruffled meditation, Concentration and the last stage where there is detachment from body, that is called nirvana.

References: A critical Survey of Indian Philosophy by CD Sharma, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy by Chatterjee & Datta