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THE AUTHENTIC ARYAN EIGHTFOLD PATH OF BUDDHISM
The world's first accurate translation of the Eightfold Path
Translated by Ven. Shakya Aryanatta
Copyright 2001 Darkstar Publications.
All rights reserved
ARYAN VISION
#1. And what O' monks is Aryan Vision of Unity-Fulfillment?
(1) Indeed O' monks it is penetration into the nature of manifold
existence, suffering. (2) It is penetration into the nature of how
one aligns with manifold existence, suffering. (3) It is penetration
into the destruction of manifold existence, suffering. (4) It is
penetration into the way of the destruction of manifold existence's
collection (aggregates) and returning to the Light (waxing). This
O' monks, is called Aryan Vision of Unity-Fulfillment.
#2. And what O' monks is Unity-Insight of Unity-Fulfillment?
It is unity-insight into the manifold karma formations, it is unity-insight
into the unchanging light, and it is unity-insight into deathlessness.
This O' monks, is called Unity-Insight of Unity-Fulfillment.
ILLUMINATION
#3. And what O' monks is the Doctrine of Unity-Fulfillment?
To separate from the heresy of perpetual worldly rebecoming. The
doctrine of separating from worldly aggregated mixing. The doctrine
of separating from worldly manifold being. To separate from worldly
duality which is void. This O' monks, is called the Doctrine of
Unity-Fulfillment.
(#3 corresponds with its counterpart path in #6)
#4. And what O' monks is the Disembodiment of Unity-Fulfillment?
To separate from worldly darkness (waning). To separate from worldly
partaking in attachments to this life. To separate from the worldly
plurality in the endless desirous faring on of this world. This
O' monks, is called Disembodiment of Unity-Fulfillment.
(#4 corresponds with its counterpart path in #7)
#5. And what O' monks is the Soul-conjoinment of Unity-Fulfillment?
In this world O' monks, the Aryan disciple who forsakes his soul
being in manifold plurality. The soul is perfected by Soul's conjoinment
of Unity-Fulfillment. This O' monks, is called the Soul-conjoinment
of Unity-Fulfillment.
(#5 corresponds with its counterpart path in #8)
PATH OF RELEASE
#6. And what O' monks is the (way of) separation-from-manifoldness
of Unity-fulfillment? (1) O' monks, in this world the monk that
burns in the powerful lifting up from mental formations beholds
separation-from-manifoldness in powerful and mighty obtainment such
that he begets the bringing forth of great resolve so that phenomenon
do not arise upon him and that the root of wickedness is not begotten
to be born such that he would befall evilness. (2) He burns in the
powerful lifting up from mental formations and beholds separation-from-manifoldness
in powerful and mighty obtainment such that he begets the bringing
forth of great resolve in abandoning arisen phenomenon and the root
of wickedness which have arisen upon him. (3) He burns in the powerful
lifting up from mental formations and beholds separation-from-manifoldness
in powerful and mighty obtainment such that he begets the bringing
forth of great resolve to cause wholesome Dharmas which have not
arisen upon him to now be begotten unto him. (4) He burns in the
powerful lifting up from mental formations and beholds separation-from-manifoldness
in powerful and mighty obtainment such that he begets the bringing
forth of great resolve that wholesome Dharmas which have arisen
will be everlasting in him, that unparalleled exquisite unity may
become greater and greater in him until the fulfillness of becoming
is supremely perfected. This O' monks, is called the (way of) separation-from-manifoldness
of Unity-fulfillment.
#7. And what O' monks is the (way of) recollective-conjoining
of Unity-fulfillment? (1) O' monks, in this world the monk that
has extricated himself in proper guiding from both desirous covetousness
and dejection of this world, and has possessed himself of vigilant
unity in burning meditativeness of recollective-conjoining of the
origin, he so extricates himself by wisdom's blazing vigorousness
of intent in beholding what is the body and what is antecedent in
origin before the bodies arising. (2) The monk that has extricated
himself in proper guiding from both desirous covetousness and dejection
of this world, and has possessed himself of vigilant unity in burning
meditativeness of recollective-conjoining of the origin, he so extricates
himself by wisdom's blazing vigorousness of intent in beholding
what are feelings and sensations and what is antecedent in origin
before both feelings and sensation's arising. (3) The monk that
has extricated himself in proper guiding from both desirous covetousness
and dejection of this world, and has possessed himself of vigilant
unity in burning meditativeness of recollective-conjoining of the
origin, he so extricates himself by wisdom's blazing vigorousness
of intent in beholding what are mental formations and what is antecedent
in origin before mental formation's arising. (4) The monk that has
extricated himself in proper guiding from both desirous covetousness
and dejection of this world, and has possessed himself of vigilant
unity in burning meditativeness of recollective-conjoining of the
origin, he so extricates himself by wisdom's blazing vigorousness
of intent in beholding what are phenomenon and what is antecedent
in origin before phenomenon's arising. This O' monks, is called
the (way of) recollective-conjoining of Unity-fulfillment.
#8. And what O' monks is the way of Unity-Conjoinment of Unity-Fulfillment
(samma'sama'dhi)? (1) O' monks, in this world the monk that has
extricated the Self from sense-desires, has extricated the Self
from wickedness-mind-formations, is removing himself unto Unity
from the evil twisting-and-whirling-about of phenomenon, is removing
himself unto Unity from endless faring O' this world, has extricated
himself from the dark-and-evil-light, and soaks himself by immersion
in the golden illumination of sweet exquisite bliss unexcelled;
so he has come unto the first jhana burning-penetrating-meditative-investigation,
which extricates him unto the blazing vigilant conjoining with Unity-Fulfillment.
(2) The monk that has subsided both the evil twisting-and-whirling-about
and the endless faring O' this world, has made conjoinment with
Unity-Fulfillment, he so shines with brightness and clarity in Unity
which has arisen from his True Self, with exquisite mind he has
turned in the great becoming towards the unmanifold-singularity,
he has removed himself from the evil twisting-and-whirling-about,
he has removed himself from endless faring O' this world, and he
has made Unity-Conjoinment and soaks himself by immersion in the
golden illumination of sweet exquisite bliss unexcelled; so he has
come unto the second jhana burning-penetrating-meditative-investigation,
which has extricated him unto the blazing vigilant dwelling within
Unity-Fulfillment. (3) The monk that permeates himself in the soaking
by immersion in the golden illumination; passionless he has brought
unto himself the abiding in disembodied equanimity, he is deep in
recollective vigilant unity in burning meditativeness, his entire
being is suffused in exquisite bliss such that he beholds conjoinment-abiding
with Unity-Fulfillment of which the noble Aryans proclaim of him
" he abides in disembodied equanimity in recollective-conjoinment
and dwells sweetly in most exquisite bliss unequaled!" So he has
come unto the third jhana burning-penetrating-meditative-investigation,
which has extricated him unto the blazing vigilant dwelling-abiding
within Unity-Fulfillment. (4) The monk that has transcended bliss-abiding,
has transcended manifold existence in suffering, and gone to annihilation
are both the joy and happiness of his spirit and the dejection and
grief of his spirit in many previous existences O' this world; he
has neither manifold-existence-suffering nor bliss-abidance anymore,
he is most sweetly disembodied of both in recollective-conjoinment
of the transcendence into exquisite rapture supreme unequaled, so
he has come unto the fourth jhana burning-penetrating-meditative-investigation,
which has extricated him unto the blazing vigilant dwelling-fulfillment
within Unity-Fulfillment. This O' monks, is called the way of Unity-Conjoinment
of Unity-Fulfillment. O' monks, in this world that is called the
Aryan holy truth of the way leading to the destruction of manifold-existence-suffering
and returning to the Light.
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