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Ashtangika Marga / Astangika-Marga / Atthangika Magga
八正道 is a complex set of steps that Buddhists much take to cleanse karma, achieve enlightenment, eventually cease the cycle of rebirth and live in a state of Nirvana.
Note: This term is exclusively used by devout Buddhists. It is not a common term and remains an unknown concept to most Japanese and Chinese people. Sometimes written as 八聖道.
See Also: Buddhism | Enlightenment
八聖道 is one of two titles for the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path.
This version specifically has the “noble” idea in the middle character, which also means holy, sacred, wise and good, or upright.
The other title also romanizes as Hasshoudou or Hasshōdō in Japanese but is written 八正道.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your hasshodo search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
八正道 see styles |
bā zhèng dào ba1 zheng4 dao4 pa cheng tao hasshōdō はっしょうどう |
More info & calligraphy: The Noble Eightfold Path(Buddhist term) noble eightfold path (八正道分) Āryamārga. The eight right or correct ways, the "eightfold noble path" for the arhat to nirvāṇa; also styled 八道船, 八正門, 八由行, 八游行, 八聖道支, 八道行, 八直行, 八直道. The eight are: (1) 正見Samyag-dṛṣṭi, correct views in regard to the Four Axioms, and freedom from the common delusion. (2) 正思 Samyak-saṁkalpa, correct thought and purpose. (3) 正語 Samyag-vāc, correct speech, avoidance of false and idle talk. (4) 正業 Samyak-karmānta, correct deed, or conduct, getting rid of all improper action so as to dwell in purity. (5) 正命 Smnyag-ājīva, correct livelihood or occupation, avoiding the five immoral occupations. (6) 正精進 Samyag-vyāyāma, correct zeal, or energy in uninterrupted progress in the way of nirvāṇa. (7) 正念 Samyak-smṛti, correct remembrance, or memory, which retains the true and excludes the false. (8) 正定 Samyak-samadhi, correct meditation, absorption, or abstraction. The 正 means of course Buddhist orthodoxy, anything contrary to this being 邪 or heterodox, and wrong. |
八聖道 八圣道 see styles |
bā shèng dào ba1 sheng4 dao4 pa sheng tao hasshōdō はっしょうどう |
More info & calligraphy: Noble Eightfold Pathnoble eightfold path |
八聖道支 八圣道支 see styles |
bā shèng dào zhī ba1 sheng4 dao4 zhi1 pa sheng tao chih hasshōdō shi |
eightfold holy path |
佛說八正道經 佛说八正道经 see styles |
fó shuō bā zhèng dào jīng fo2 shuo1 ba1 zheng4 dao4 jing1 fo shuo pa cheng tao ching Bussetsu hasshōdō kyō |
Sūtra on the Eightfold Noble Path |
Variations: |
hasshoudou / hasshodo はっしょうどう |
{Buddh} noble eightfold path |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
The Noble Eightfold Path | 八正道 | hasshoudou / hashodo | bā zhèng dào ba1 zheng4 dao4 ba zheng dao bazhengdao | pa cheng tao pachengtao |
Noble Eightfold Path | 八聖道 八圣道 | hasshoudou / hashodo | bā shèng dào ba1 sheng4 dao4 ba sheng dao bashengdao | pa sheng tao pashengtao |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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