Noble Eightfold Path

Glossary

• karma the effects of a person’s actions, which determine one’s destiny in one’s next incarnation
• Middle Way a path of moderation between the extremes of self-mortification and sensual indulgence
• Nirvana the state of being free from suffering
• Perfect One the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
• sesamum a tropical herb and flowering plant, one variety of which is the source of sesame seeds
• ultramundane beyond mundane, or beyond ordinary; higher