mArga
mārga , m. ( Skt. id. ; special uses, the first and third as in Pali magga), way ; ( 1 ) aṣṭāṅga-m° (= Pali aṭṭhaṅgamagga), the ( noble , ārya) 8- fold path : Mvy 996 etc. ; the 8 steps (as in Pali ) listed e.g. Mvy 997—1004 , samyagdṛṣṭi, -saṃkalpa, -vāc, -karmānta, -ājīva, -vyāyāma, smṛti, -samādhi; ( 2 ) daśāryagotra-mārgaṃ pratilabhate Laṅk 222.4 , acc. to Suzuki the ten paths of discipline which belong to the noble family (of the Tathāgatas) ; what does this mean? the ten kuśala-karmapatha? Tib. renders literally, ḥphags paḥi rigs kyi lam ; ( 3 ) four kinds of śramaṇa (as in Pali , Sn 83—89 , where this is made clear, and the magga-jina, -desaka or -desin, -jīvin, and -dūsin are defined), Mvy 5127—30 , mārga-jina, conqueror of the way (of religion), -deśika, teacher of the way , -jīvin, living in the way , -dūṣin, defiling the way (by hypocrisy and wickedness).