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[[pañca-mārga]] ([[Sanskrit]]). The ‘[[Five Paths]]’, being a systematization of the stages of an [[Arhat's]] or a [[Bodhisattva's]] [[spiritual]] progress current in many pre- [[Mahāyāna]] [[forms]] of [[Buddhism]], and also particularly emphasized in the [[Yogācāra school]]. | [[pañca-mārga]] ([[Sanskrit]]). The ‘[[Five Paths]]’, being a systematization of the stages of an [[Arhat's]] or a [[Bodhisattva's]] [[spiritual]] progress current in many pre- [[Mahāyāna]] [[forms]] of [[Buddhism]], and also particularly emphasized in the [[Yogācāra school]]. | ||
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The [[five paths]] comprise: | The [[five paths]] comprise: | ||
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| + | (1) the [[path of accumulation]] ([[saṃbhāra-mārga]]) in which one gathers the requisite [[accumulation of merit]] and [[awareness]] ([[puṇya-jñāna-saṃbhāra]]); | ||
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(2) the [[path of preparation]] ([[prayoga-mārga]]) when one develops skill in [[meditation]]; | (2) the [[path of preparation]] ([[prayoga-mārga]]) when one develops skill in [[meditation]]; | ||
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(3) the [[path of seeing]] ([[darśana-mārga]]) when one attains a direct [[insight]] into the [[true nature]] of [[phenomena]] or [[emptiness]] ([[śūnyatā]]) | (3) the [[path of seeing]] ([[darśana-mārga]]) when one attains a direct [[insight]] into the [[true nature]] of [[phenomena]] or [[emptiness]] ([[śūnyatā]]) | ||
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(4) the [[path of cultivation]] ([[bhāvanā-mārga]]) when one broadens one's [[experience]] of [[emptiness]] and makes it a living [[experience]]; | (4) the [[path of cultivation]] ([[bhāvanā-mārga]]) when one broadens one's [[experience]] of [[emptiness]] and makes it a living [[experience]]; | ||
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(5) and the [[path]] of ‘[[no-more-learning]]’ ([[aśaikṣa-mārga]]) when all [[defilements]] ([[kleśa]]) and perverse [[views]] about the knowable—such as a [[belief]] in an [[inherent]], [[permanent]] [[self]] ([[ātman]])—are overcome. | (5) and the [[path]] of ‘[[no-more-learning]]’ ([[aśaikṣa-mārga]]) when all [[defilements]] ([[kleśa]]) and perverse [[views]] about the knowable—such as a [[belief]] in an [[inherent]], [[permanent]] [[self]] ([[ātman]])—are overcome. | ||
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It is at this point one either becomes [[enlightened]] as either an [[Arhat]] or a [[Buddha]]. | It is at this point one either becomes [[enlightened]] as either an [[Arhat]] or a [[Buddha]]. | ||
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[http://dictionary.buddhistdoor.com/en/word/94704/panca-marga dictionary.buddhistdoor.com] | [http://dictionary.buddhistdoor.com/en/word/94704/panca-marga dictionary.buddhistdoor.com] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:42, 30 December 2023
pañca-mārga (Sanskrit). The ‘Five Paths’, being a systematization of the stages of an Arhat's or a Bodhisattva's spiritual progress current in many pre- Mahāyāna forms of Buddhism, and also particularly emphasized in the Yogācāra school.
The five paths comprise:
(1) the path of accumulation (saṃbhāra-mārga) in which one gathers the requisite accumulation of merit and awareness (puṇya-jñāna-saṃbhāra);
(2) the path of preparation (prayoga-mārga) when one develops skill in meditation;
(3) the path of seeing (darśana-mārga) when one attains a direct insight into the true nature of phenomena or emptiness (śūnyatā)
(4) the path of cultivation (bhāvanā-mārga) when one broadens one's experience of emptiness and makes it a living experience;
(5) and the path of ‘no-more-learning’ (aśaikṣa-mārga) when all defilements (kleśa) and perverse views about the knowable—such as a belief in an inherent, permanent self (ātman)—are overcome.
It is at this point one either becomes enlightened as either an Arhat or a Buddha.
