title: Vision and Transformation: An Introduction to the Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path
author: Sangharakshita
description: A respected translator and author of over fifty books, Sangharakshita began studying BUddhism at the age of 16. After 20 years studying in India he returned to England and set up the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order which has over 65 centres worldwide, including the USA.
zlib_text: The Noble Eightfold Path
  
  The Noble Eightfold Path
  
   _Way to the End of Suffering_
  
  Bhikkhu Bodhi
  
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  Bodhi, Bhikkhu.
  
  > The noble 