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'''Middle Way''' (Skt. ''madhyamāpratipad'') can refer specifically to the [[Madhyamika]] school or, more generally, to the [[Buddha]]'s teachings as a whole, which present a path that avoids the [[two extremes]] of [[eternalism]] and [[nihilism]]. | '''Middle Way''' (Skt. ''madhyamāpratipad'') can refer specifically to the [[Madhyamika]] school or, more generally, to the [[Buddha]]'s teachings as a whole, which present a path that avoids the [[two extremes]] of [[eternalism]] and [[nihilism]]. | ||
'''Middle Way in the Sutrayana''' | |||
In the ''Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta'' in the [[Buddhist Canon|Pali Canon]], the first teaching the [[Buddha]] gave after his [[enlightenment]] which sets forth the [[four noble truths]], he speaks of the Middle Way, the path of practice that avoids the [[two extremes]] of sensual indulgence on the one hand, and severe asceticism on the other. He identifies this way specifically as the [[noble eightfold path]]. | |||
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Revision as of 13:55, 21 June 2012
Middle Way (Skt. madhyamāpratipad) can refer specifically to the Madhyamika school or, more generally, to the Buddha's teachings as a whole, which present a path that avoids the two extremes of eternalism and nihilism.
Middle Way in the Sutrayana
In the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta in the Pali Canon, the first teaching the Buddha gave after his enlightenment which sets forth the four noble truths, he speaks of the Middle Way, the path of practice that avoids the two extremes of sensual indulgence on the one hand, and severe asceticism on the other. He identifies this way specifically as the noble eightfold path.