250s BC

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This noble eightfold path…right views, right aspirations, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right contemplation.

The Pali Canon

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Topic

Liberation from suffering Liberation

Source

The Pali Canon

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Pali

Time

250 BC 250s BC 3rd century BC

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Citation

The Pali Canon. Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, verse 4.

To pursue it is to be human, to give it up is to be a beast.

Xunxi

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Topic

Education Self-improvement

Author

Xunxi

Source

An Exhortation to Learning

Genre

Philosophical literature

Language

Chinese

Time

250 BC 250s BC 3rd century BC

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Xunzi. Xunzi. c. 238 BC.

Current Citation

Xunzi. Xunzi: The Complete Text, translated by Eric L. Hutton. Princeton University Press, 2014, ch. 1.