eightfoldadj.adv.
/ˈeɪtfəʊld/, U.S. /ˈeɪtˌfoʊld/ (a) Consisting of eight things. (b) Eight times as great or numerous. Also adv., in eightfold proportion; by eight times.
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1557 R. Record Whetstone of Witte sig. Bii Octupla..eightfolde.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 344 The customs had multiplied eightfold within sixteen years.
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Eightfold Path n. Buddhism the course to enlightenment or nirvana, comprising eight aspects in which the aspirant must become practised.ⓘThe eight aspects of the Eightfold Path are right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > [noun] > concepts in
satori1727
karma1785
prajna1828
sunyata1828
dharma1829
Buddha dharma1853
middle way1863
Eightfold Path1870
middle path1877
Noble Truth1877
anitya1882
dukkha1886
anatman1894
Buddha dhamma1894
anatta1904
anicca1904
no-self1921
no-mind1934
nothingness1940
no-thought1949
no-mindness1959
1845 Jrnl. Ceylon Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 1 22 The path leading to the cessation from sorrow..is this eminent eight-sectioned path.]
1870 S. Winkworth tr. C. C. J. Bunsen God in Hist. I. iii. viii. 349 That eightfold path, that leads to the quieting of all pain.
1976 H. Dumoulin Buddhism in Mod. World xvii. 248 The ethical contents of the Eightfold Path and of the perfect virtues (pāramitā) are fully appreciated.
2003 J. Burdett Bangkok 8 (2004) xxviii. 174 He claims to be grateful to his wife for propelling him onto the Eightfold Path.
eightfold way n. Particle Physics the grouping of hadrons into supermultiplets by means of SU(3).
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the world > matter > physics > atomic physics > particle physics > particle participating in strong interaction > [noun] > grouping of
eightfold way1961
the world > matter > physics > quantum theory > electron spin > multiplet > [noun] > supermultiplet > grouping of hadrons into
eightfold way1961
1961 M. Gell-Mann Eightfold Way (Calif. Inst. Technol. Synchrotron Lab.: Rep. CTSL-20) 15 Mar. 11 (title) The eightfold way: a theory of strong interaction symmetry.
1973 L. J. Tassie Physics Elem. Particles xi. 136 The prediction of the Ω−..was one of the early successes of the eightfold way.
1975 Sci. Amer. Oct. 40/2 The eightfold way is only an approximation,..and within the families [of particles] there are significant differences in mass.
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