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As the Fourth Noble Truth<\/span>, ‘medicine’ for Dukkha <\/span>is prescribed via the ‘Eightfold Path<\/span>‘ …<\/p>\n

… Although the path is numbered sequentially, it is generally not seen as as series of steps, but instead (in modern terms) a ‘holistic lifestyle<\/span>‘ which is “to be developed more or less simultaneously, … all linked together and each helping the cultivation of the others<\/span>” (Buddhist Scholar Walpola Rahula in ‘What the Buddha Taught<\/i>‘). <\/span>For that reason, it is represented as the eight spokes of the Dharma Wheel, <\/span>each supporting the entirety<\/p>\n
The eight elements are typically divided into three groups …<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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  • Wisdom (Sanskrit: praj\u00c3\u00b1\u00c4\u0081<\/span><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    1.<\/b> Right View<\/dd>\n
    2.<\/b> Right Intention<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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    • Ethical Conduct (Sanskrit: <\/span>\u00c5\u203a\u00c4\u00abla<\/span><\/span>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      3.<\/b> Right Speech<\/dd>\n
      4.<\/b> Right Action<\/dd>\n
      5.<\/b> Right Livelihood<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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      • Mental Discipline (Sanskrit: sam\u00c4\u0081dhi<\/span>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        6.<\/b> Right Effort<\/dd>\n
        7.<\/b> Right Mindfulness<\/dd>\n
        8.<\/b> Right Concentration<\/dd>\n<\/dl><\/div>\n
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