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MENTAL MODEL · M7699

Noble Eightfold Path

Noble Eightfold Path
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

The eight right paths of Buddhist practice: 1. Right View 2. Right Intention 3. Right Speech 4. Right Action 5. Right Livelihood 6. Right Effort 7. Right Mindfulness 8. Right Concentration, encompassing wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

A holistic life framework. Provides a systematic path of self-cultivation covering cognition, speech, action, livelihood, and mind.

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The Noble Eightfold Path is divided into three categories: wisdom (Right View, Right Intention), ethical conduct (Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood), and mental discipline (Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration), forming a holistic path from cognition to action to mind, leading to the cessation of suffering.

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