Inroduction: The Bodhisatta and worldly pleasures ; Making his way to the great ascetic ; The enlightenment ; Arrival at isipatana -- The two extremes: the path of self- mortification ; Misconception of self - mortification ; The middle way: its practice and benefit ; Development of vision and knowledge -- The noble eightfold path: Can insight be developed without jhana? ; The path in three stages ; The beginning of the path of insight -- The truth of suffering -- The origin of suffering: The story of Sampeya naga king ; The story of queen Upari ; The man who was overly-attached to his wife ; More rebirth stories -- The cressation of suffering: How much learning is necessary? ; Development of the path of insight ; Knowledge of the four truths through vipassana nana -- Insight into the noble truths

1. Buddhism -- Doctrines
2. Dharma (Buddhism)
3. Buddhist philosophy