HEART OF WISDOM
HEART OF WISDOM THE HEART AND MIND OF WISDOM “Wisdom is the apex of Buddhism. “It is the first factor in the Noble Eightfold Path ( Samma Ditthi /Right Understanding). “It is one of the seven Factors of Enlightenment ( Dhamma Vicaya Sambojjhanga ). “It is one of the four means of Accomplishment ( Vimansa Iddhipada ). It is one of the five Powers ( Pannabala ), and one of the five controlling Faculties ( Pannindriya ). “It is wisdom that leads to purification (of heart and mind) and to final Deliverance (from ignorance-driven craving/clinging and suffering),” Venerable Narada Maha Thera has written in his book THE BUDDHA AND HIS TEACHINGS (published by the Buddhist Missionary Society in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and reprinted for free distribution by The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation in Taipei, Taiwan, February 2004, p. 597). According to Mahayana Buddhists, the Buddha taught the Dharma in five stages, in the fourth