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The Wings
to
Awakening

An Anthology from the Pali Canon

Translated and Explained
by
Thanissaro Bhikkhu
(Geoffrey DeGraff)

Copyright © Thanissaro Bhikkhu 1996

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Revised: Sat 14 October 2000

[The Buddha:] So this is what you think of me: "The Blessed One, sympathetic, seeking our well-being, teaches the Dhamma out of sympathy." Then you should train yourselves -- harmoniously, cordially, and without dispute -- in the qualities I have pointed out, having known them directly: the four frames of reference, the four right exertions, the four bases of power, the five faculties, the five strengths, the seven factors of Awakening, the noble eightfold path.

-- M.103

Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• Preface: How to Read This Book
• A Table of the Wings to Awakening
  • I. The Seven Sets
  • II. The Factors of the Seven Sets classed under the Five Faculties
• Introduction
• PART I: BASIC PRINCIPLES
  • A. Skillfulness (§§1-7)
  • B. Kamma & the Ending of Kamma (§§8-17)
• PART II: THE SEVEN SETS
  • A. The Treasures of the Teaching (§§18-25)
  • B. The Four Frames of Reference (§§26-48)
  • C. The Four Right Exertions (§§49-62)
  • D. The Four Bases of Power (§§63-68)
  • E. The Five Faculties (§§69-89)
  • F. The Five Strengths (§§90-91)
  • G. The Seven Factors of Awakening (§§92-100)
  • H. The Noble Eightfold Path (§§101-114)
• PART III: THE BASIC FACTORS
  • A. Conviction (§§115-130)
  • B. Persistence
  • C. Mindfulness
  • D. Concentration: Abandoning the Hindrances (§§131-147)
  • E. Right Concentration (§§148-164)
  • F. Concentration & Discernment (§§165-178)
  • G. Equanimity in Concentration & Discernment (§§179-183)
  • H. Discernment: Right View (§§184-187)
    • i. The Four Noble Truths (§§188-195)
    • ii. The First Truth (§§196-207)
    • iii. The Second & Third Truths (§§208-238)
    • iv. The Fourth Truth (§§239-240)
• Glossary
• Indexes
• Bibliography

Revised: Sat 14 October 2000