The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (418 page)

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(P
li,
bodhipakkhiyadhamma
, ‘things pertaining to enlightenment’). In Buddhism, the thirty-seven necessities for the attainment of enlightenment. They are divided into seven groups:
(i) the four foundations of right attention (
satipa
h
na
);
(ii) the four perfect efforts (
samm
-padh
na
);
(iii) the four components of concentrated power (
iddhi-p
da
);
(iv) the five roots (
indriya
);
(v) the five powers (
bala
);
(vi) the seven contributions to enlightenment (
bojjhanga
);
(vii) the Eightfold Path (
a
angika-m
rga
)
.
Bodhiruci
(translator of Buddhist scriptures)
:

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