RECOMMENDED READINGS
i. General treatments of the Noble Eightfold Path
Ledi Sayadaw. The Noble Eightfold Path and Its Factors Explained. (Wheel 245/247).
Nyanatiloka Thera. The Word of the Buddha.
(BPS 14th ed., 1968).
Piyadassi Thera. The Buddha’s Ancient Path.
(BPS 3rd ed., 1979).
ii. Right View
Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu. The Discourse on Right View.
(Wheel 377/379).
Nyanatiloka Thera. Karma and Rebirth. (Wheel 9).
Story, Francis. The Four Noble Truths. (Wheel 34/35).
Wijesekera, O.H. de A. The Three Signata.
(Wheel 20).
iii. Right intentions
Ñāṇamoli Thera. The Practice of Lovingkindness.
(Wheel 7).
Nyanaponika Thera. The Four Sublime States.
(Wheel 6).
Prince, T. Renunciation. (Bodhi Leaf B 36).
iv. Right Speech, Right Action, & Right Livelihood
Bodhi, Bhikkhu. Going for Refuge and Taking the
Precepts. (Wheel 282/284).
Narada Thera. Everyman’s Ethics. (Wheel 14).
Vajirañāṇavarorasa. The Five Precepts and the Five
Ennoblers. (Bangkok: Mahāmakuṭa, 1975).
v. Right Effort
Nyanaponika Thera. The Five Mental Hindrances and Their Conquest. (Wheel 26).
Piyadassi Thera. The Seven Factors of Enlightenment.
(Wheel 1).
Soma Thera. The Removal of Distracting Thoughts.
(Wheel 21).
vi. Right Mindfulness
Nyanaponika Thera. The Heart of Buddhist Meditation.
(London: Rider, 1962; BPS, 1992).
Nyanaponika Thera. The Power of Mindfulness.
(Wheel 121/122).
Nyanasatta Thera. The Foundations of Mindfulness
(Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta). (Wheel 19).
Soma Thera. The Way of Mindfulness.
(BPS, 3rd ed., 1967).
vii. Right Concentration & The Development of Wisdom
Buddhaghosa, Bhadantacariya. The Path of Purification
(Visuddhimagga).Translated by Bhikkhu
Ñāṇamoli, 4th ed. (BPS, 1979).
Khantipāio, Bhikkhu. Calm and Insight. (London:
Curzon, 1980).
Ledi Sayadaw. A Manual of Insight. (Wheel 31/32).
Nyanatiloka Thera. The Buddha’s Path to Deliverance.
(BPS, 1982).
Solé-Leris, Amadeo. Tranquillity and Insight.
(London: Rider, 1986; BPS 1992).
Vajiranāña, Paravahera. Buddhist Meditation in Theory
and Practice.2nd ed. (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
Buddhist Missionary Society, 1975).
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