‘Katamā ca sā, bhikkhave, majjhimā paṭipadā tathāgatena abhisambuddhācakkhu·karaṇī ñāṇa·karaṇī upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya 

nibbānāyasaṃvattati? 

Ayam·eva ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo, seyyathidaṃ: 

 

sammā·diṭṭhi

sammā·saṅkappo 

sammā·vācā 

sammā·kammanto 

sammā·ājīvo

sammā·vāyāmo 

sammā·sati 

sammā·samādhi. 

 

Ayaṃ kho sā, bhikkhave,majjhimā paṭipadā tathāgatena abhisambuddhā 

cakkhu·karaṇī ñāṇa·karaṇī upasamāya abhiññāya sambodhāya nibbānāya saṃvattati. 

 

What middle path, bhikkhu, understood by the Tathāgata, produces vision, produces knowledge and leads to calm, deep knowledge, penetrative insight, Nibbānā? 

 

It is this Noble Path with eight factors:

 

Right View,

Right Thought ,

Right Speech,

Right Action,

Right Livelihood,

Right Effort,

Right Mindfulness,

Right Concentration.

 

This is the middle path, bhikkhu, that was understood by the Tathāgata, 

produces vision, produces knowledge and leads to calm, deep knowledge, penetrative insight, Nibbānā.