How does the Noble 8-fold Way makes one Noble?
Having cultivated the
Noble 8-fold Way, a being might enter the stream, which leads
to Nibbāna!
The
Stream-Enterer
(Sotāpanna) is
entirely freed from rebirth as Animal,
Hungry Ghost, Angry Demon and the ultimate
catastrophic destiny: Burning Hell Being!
Such Noble One
(Ariya) will be
enlightened within 7
rebirths either as a human or
deva.
The Stream-Enterer has eliminated all egoism, belief in a 'person' or
'self', eradicated
all 'I-making' and 'Mine-making', abolished all sceptical doubt in the
complete perfect
Self-Enlightenment of the Buddha, and removed silly superstitious belief in any benefit
of empowerments and empty rituals. Such Noble have by direct momentary experience
touched and tasted the deathless Nibbāna and is forever hereafter independent of any
Dhamma-teacher...
Having cultured the
Noble 8-fold Way even further, a being might attain the state of a
Once-Returner
(Sakadāgāmi), who
is reborn only as
a lower
god (deva) and then awakens
in the next-next life,
when he returns to earth as a human being! Such fine Noble
friend
has
significantly reduced his sense-desire and aversion... All
Bodhisattas are
Sakadāgāmis,
when
they leave earth for the
Tusita
divine dimension for the contended life they enjoy,
just before their last human
rebirth, and final supreme Enlightenment.
Having further
refined the Noble 8-fold Way, a being attain the state of a
Non-Returner
(Anāgāmi), who is reborn in the higher fine
material worlds The Pure Abodes where they
may live for many aeons and there attain
Nibbāna without ever returning to the human,
or lower divine
worlds... Such Noble has entirely eliminated all sense-desire and aversion!
Having fully
perfected the Noble 8-fold Way one awakens as an
Arahat, who is enlightened
in this very life, by elimination of all remaining mental
defects such as desire for fine form
and formlessness, the subtle conceit that 'I
am', latent tendency to restlessness and all the
remnants of ignorance. Such Noble One enters at the moment of death the
ultimate freedom,
the supreme bliss, and the imperturbable peace of Nibbāna without
any trace of clinging left...
Further study on the Noble 8-fold Way:
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_Way.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Middle_Way.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Fulfilled_First_.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Noble_8_fold_Way.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/The_3-fold_Way.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Failed_by_Neglect.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/The_Noble_8-Fold_Way.htm
https://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Golden_Middle_Way.htm
