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Ninefold-path means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraThere are also ninefold paths:
1) path of the nine successive absorptions (anupūrvasamāpatti);
2) pure paths (anāsravamārga) of the nine stages (bhūmi);
3) paths of cessation (prahāṇamārga) of the nine views (dṛṣṭi);
4) paths of the nine classes of arhat;
5) nine paths of the bodhisattvas, namely, the six perfections (pāramitā), skillful means (upāya), conversion of beings (sattvaparipācana) and the purification of the buddhafields (buddhakṣetrapariśodhqana).
There are innumerable ninefold paths of this kind.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Knowledge of the paths < [VI. Acquiring the knowledges of the paths and the aspects of the paths]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.3.179 < [Chapter 3 - Bhajana (loving service)]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 4 < [Chapter 8 - Aṣṭama-yāma-sādhana (Rātri-līlā–prema-bhajana sambhoga)]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 29 - The Path of Bhakti (Bhaktiyoga) and The Power of Time < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]
Chapter 5 - Dialogue between Vidura and Maitreya—Tattvas and their Deities < [Book 3 - Third Skandha]
Part 4 - The Teaching of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa < [Introduction]