The Noble Eightfold Path and the Factors of Enlightenment
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⁴. The Five Faculties (characteristics that put us in control of a task) comprise: 1. Confidence [saddhā]; 2. Energy/Effort [viriya]; 3. Mindfulness [sati]; 4. Concentration [samādhi] and; 5. Wisdom [paññ…
The Noble Eightfold Path is presented as a supreme practice in Buddhism, comparable to a vast ocean into which all rivers flow, embodying the essential Factors of Enlightenment. It comprises the Four