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In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
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Fivefold-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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

There are also fivefold paths:

1) path of the damned (苍腻谤补办补尘腻谤驳补), path of the animals (迟颈谤测补峁卪腻谤驳补), path of the pretas, path of humans (尘补苍耻峁补尘腻谤驳补) and path of the gods (诲别惫补尘腻谤驳补);

2) paths of the five elements belonging to those who no longer practice (补艣补颈办峁蝉办补苍诲丑补尘腻谤驳补), from the 补艣补颈办峁蝉办补苍诲丑补 of morality (艣墨濒补) up to the 补艣补颈办峁蝉办补苍诲丑补 of the cognition and vision of deliverance (惫颈尘耻办迟颈箩帽腻苍补诲补谤艣补苍补);

3) paths of the five kinds of 艢uddh膩v膩sikadeva;

4) paths of the five objects of desire (办腻尘补驳耻峁嘺);

5) five paths of words in harmony with the Dharma and five paths of words of adharma;

6) five paths: those of

the p峁泃hagjanas,
the 艣r膩vakas,
the pratyekabuddhas,
the bodhisattvas
and the Buddhas;

7) paths of the five destinies (gati)

8) paths analyzing material things (谤奴辫补), the mind (citta), mental events (caitasika), dharmas disassociated from the mind (肠颈迟迟补惫颈辫谤补测耻办迟补蝉补峁僺办腻谤补) and the unconditioned dharmas (补蝉补峁僺办峁泃补) respectively;

9) five paths concerning things to be destroyed (praheya) by

the truth of suffering (诲耻岣丑补蝉补迟测补),
the truth of the origin (samudayasatya),
the truth of cessation (nirodhasatya),
the truth of the path (pratipatsatya)
and meditation (产丑腻惫补苍腻) respectively.

There are innumerable fivefold paths of this kind.

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Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) 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 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩蝉奴迟谤补蝉.

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I. Knowledge of the paths < [VI. Acquiring the knowledges of the paths and the aspects of the paths]

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Chapter I - The Eight Main Types Of Thought Relating To The Sensuous Universe < [Part I - Good States Of Consciousness]

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