Theology of Buddhism: descriptions of the spiritual path
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The Buddhist path (marga) to liberation, also referred to as awakening, is described in a wide variety of ways.[1] The classical one is the Noble Eightfold Path, which is only one of several summaries presented in the Sutta Pitaka. A number of other paths to liberation exist within various Buddhist traditions and theology.
^Buswell & Gimello 1994, pp. 1–36.
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