ThisenlightenmentisreachedbyfollowingtheeightfoldpathoftheBuddhathatpushesthepracticeofright views,intention,speech,action,livelihood,effort,mindfulness,andconcentration.Followingtheeightfoldwillnot onlyguideyouonthepathtoNirvana,butwillalsogivefollowerahappyandsatisfyinglifeThisiswhy Buddhismshouldbethoughtofasaphilosophyofliferatherthanbeingconsideredareligion....
NobleEightfoldPath
TherearemanyteachingswithinBuddhismthatmakeitauniquepracticeandreligion;however,inmyopinionthe coreofBuddhismisthattobereleasedfromalldesire,andthereforefromallsufferingisattainablebyfollowing the'NobleEightfoldPath'.Desiresleadonetoallthesufferinginthisworld.Constantlyseekingsomething–be thatphysical,mental,oremotional–willcauseonetoconsistentlybedisappointed,leadingtonothingbutpain Notattainingone'sdesires,forcespeople...
EightfoldPathOfSiddhartha
throughtheEightfoldPathTheultimategoalofaBuddhististoreachNirvana,andtocometothattruthAwayto achieveNirvanaisthroughfollowingeightparadigmscalledtheEightfoldPath,whichisbasedonwisdom, morality,andconcentration.InHermanHesse'snovel,Siddhartha,theprotagonistwasabletomastertheEightfold PathduringhiscommunionwiththeriverThroughtheEightfoldPath,itiscompletelypossibletoreachNirvana TwooftheparadigmsintheEightfoldPathareright...
Buddhismisanimportantphilosophicaltraditionbecauseitfocusesonhoweachofuscanbeabetterperson,and toreachourbestpotentialthroughthreekeycornerstones:theFourNobleTruths,theEightfoldPath,andtheidea oftheattainmentofNirvanaSiddharthaGautama,whowasthesonofaverywealthyregionalkingoftheSakyas, foundedBuddhismabout2500yearsago.Inordertohelphimtoreachhisprophesizedgoalofbeinga "Chakravartin"orUniversalKingofIndia,hisfatherkept
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Theeightfoldpath,intheessenceofBuddhism,isthepathtoachievenirvana,astateinwhichthereisneither sufferingordesire/selfishnessandtheindividualisliberatedfromtheeffectsofkarmaandthecycleofdeathand rebirthInotherwords,nirvanarepresentsthefinalgoalofBuddhismTheeightfoldpathitselfisthefourthtruth ofTheFourNobleTruths,alsoknownasthefourcentralbeliefs,chronologically,foronetobecomeenlightened orachieveenlightenmentTheeightfold
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ThepathtospiritualenlightenmentmaybeeasierthanitsoundsAccordingtoBuddhistbeliefs,itcanbeachieved throughfairlyrudimentarypracticesandmethods.Buddhistsbelievethatfollowingvariouspracticesandtaking theproperpathinlifebyfollowingtheEightfoldPathwillbringfurtherinsightintothefollower'slifeand"undo" theirignoranceTheseteachingscanevenbeacceptedintosomeone'slifewhetherthey'rereligiousornotThey couldalsoeasilybeintegratedintoone's...
SiddharthaGautama'sEightfoldPath
thatididn'tknowbeforeWemayallknowtheBuddhanamedSiddharthaGautama,butwhatwemaynotknowis thathecamefromawealthyfamily.SiddharthaGautamagrewupinawealthyfamily,hedecidedtofollowapath ofself-denialHeattemptedmanydifferentrituals
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'TheWord',Buddhahascreatedthestandardfortheeightfoldpath.ThefirststandardthatBuddhahascreatedis correctthought,thisisinterpretedasnotwishingbadtohappentothosewithdifferentviewsthanyourself.This seemsoveralltobeavaluefoundinmostreligionsaswellasculturesTonameafew,therearealso,correct speech(tobypasslyingandgossipofothers),correctlivelihood(tolivealifefollowingtheeightfoldpath),and correctunderstanding(toadvancegeneralknowledge)
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waytoreflectontheconsciousnessofbeinginordertoreachtheirnirvanaBuddhismwasfoundedbyGautama Buddha.ThereligiousphilosophyofthereligionisfoundintheteachingsofBuddhawhicharebasedontheFour NobleTruthsandtheEightfoldPath.The...
TheFivePreceptsintheContextofTheEightfoldPathEssay
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TheFourNobleTruthVs.TheEightfoldPath
sufferingiftheyceasetheirdesires(EasternTraditions,p.200).Thepossibilityofliberationcanhappenifthe personextinguisheshisorherdesiresinsteadoftemporarilysatisfyingthem.ThefourthNobleTruthexplainsthat followingtheEightfoldpathisthewaytoputanendtosuffering(EasternTraditions,p200)
TheFourNobleTruthsAndTheNobleEightfoldPathThecoreprincipalsofBuddhismcanbefoundinTheFourNobleTruthsandTheNobleEightfoldPathTheFour NobleTruthsarethetruthsaboutlife.Thefirstoneisthatinordertolive,you'regoingtosuffer.Mindandbody caninevitablybecomesickandleadtostressinlife.Secondnobletruthisthatsufferingstemsfromacause; desireTheygohandinhandinaninverserelationshipIfsomeonedesirestobeprivate,they'reconstantlygoing tobeworriedaboutwhenthey'renotalone.This...
Buddhism:RegionBasedUponTheEightfoldPath
Buddhaisn'tseenasaGodoraprophet,hewasaprincewhoturnedinhiscrownforthebenefitsofothers Leavinghiswifeandsonbehind,hetravelledmanyyearstodiscoverpeaceandequality.Buddhismisformed upontheeightfoldpathandthe4nobletruthsTheeightfoldpathisalsoknownasthemiddleway,basedonthe8 divisions,"rightview,rightresolve,rightspeech,rightconduct,rightlivelihood,righteffort,rightmindfulnessand themeditationenthralment"Samadhi"".The4nobletruths...
BuddhismAndHinduism:The4NobleTruthsAndTheEightfoldPath
sufferingandhowtoendthesufferingThenewlyenlightenedone,excitedtosharewhathehadlearned,headed homeandstartedteachingthosearoundhimcompassionforsuffering.Hismostimportantteachingswerethe4 NobleTruthsandtheEightfoldPathTheFirstNobleTruth,issufferingManypeopletranslateitas"lifeis suffering,"butthePaliwordforsuffering,dukkah,justreferstoanythingthatistemporaryorwillend.Thisstarts theBuddhistideaonimpermanenceTheSecond
Buddhism,TheNobleEightfoldPathAndTheFourNobleTruths
arationalreligionbasedonpeace,self-understandingandtheultimategoalofnirvanaBuddhistfollowerslive theirlifewiththreemaingoals;morality,meditationandenlightenment.Ultimatelythecoreteachingsof BuddhismareTheNobleEightfoldPathandTheFourNobleTruthsItistheirlivesjourneytounderstand,live kindlyandfindtheirinner-peace.Inaworldsofullofhate,misunderstanding,war,segregationandclose mindedness;itisunimaginabletonotfindsuchapeacefuland
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thenext.Ihaveobservedthatwhatseemstodiffermostbetweenethicsinreligionissimplytheapproachtosuch. Personally,InoticedbothsignificantdistinctionsandsimilaritiesbetweentheTenCommandmentsinChristianity andtheNobleEightfoldPathofBuddhismTheTenCommandmentsareasetofbiblicallawsforlifethatwere givenbyGodtotoMosestogivetothepeopleofIsrael.Theyarewidelyunderstoodasmoralimperativesby ChristiansTheTenCommandmentsareasfollows:"Iam
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1.TheBuddha'sNobleEightfoldPathandFourNobleTrutharebasicallytheTenCommandments.Ideasand thoughtsofnotlyingcomesfromRevelations21:8"Allliarsgotohell"NobleEightfoldPathsaysnolusting,not stealing,notbringharmtoanotherareallidentificationstheWesternbiblegivesus.AlsoWesternsknowabout suffering,weknowthatChristlet'ssufferinghappentousbecause,inoureyesGodisincontrolandGodcanwork itout2Studentsreceivedrejectionbecausethey
self-perfection-itsessentialsarecontainedinthemostimportantandsimpleteachings,FourNobleTruthsandthe NobleEightfoldPathareessentialtounderstandingthereligionofBuddhismTheFourNobleTruthsaffirmthat lifeisfullofsuffering;itiscausedbycraving.Sufferingwillstoponlywhencravingends,anditcanbeachieved byfollowingtheNobleEightfoldPathGenerally,thePathconsistsofrightunderstanding,rightpurpose,right speech,rightaction,rightwaytoearnaliving,right...
SiddharthaGautama'sEightfoldPath
ThefirststepistheRightUnderstanding,thispathshowstoviewtheworldasitreallyisnotaswewantittobe withthehelpofourpersonalexperience.ThesecondstepontheEightfoldPathisRightIntent,theRight Understandingshowsuswhatlifeis,theRightIntentmakesusdecidewhatourheartwantsRightSpeechisthe nextsteponthepath,itshowshowitwantsustospeakthetruthandmakesusnoticetheimpactthatourwords have...
TheEightfoldPathOfTheBuddhistReligion
withyourownpaperGoodLuckTheEightfoldPathbyJOEProfessorHartmanWorldReligionsPHI24310 December2009Scarbrough1JOEProfessorHartmanWorldReligionsPHI24310December2009TheEightfold PathThe"EightfoldPath"oftheBuddhistreligionisbelievedtobethewaytoendallsufferingMorethansteps the"EightfoldPath"areelements.Theyarenottobefollowedintoit.NotonlydoesfollowingthePathleadoneto "Nirvana",butduringlife...
Religioncanunitevariouspeoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundsbut,itcanalsocausethecontrary. BuddhismsharesandexplainsmanydifferentteachingsandphilosophiesincludingtheFourNobleTruthsandthe EightfoldPathwhichstronglyrelatetosunyata,oremptiness.Iwasintriguedbytheseconceptsbecauseofthe mannerinwhichtheyinfluencethedailylifeofBuddhist.Foremost,theBuddhabelievedthatreligionshouldhave absenceofauthority,ritual,tradition,andsupernatural;
VietnamEightfoldPathAnalysis
Buddhataughthisfollowersthatmenhaveacravingforwealth,fameandpower.Therefore,toendsuffering,men mustnotbeattachedtoanythingmaterialisticInlieu,theymustlivealifefullofvirtueandpurityBuddhists believeintheEightfoldPath,whichincludeeightrightwaystoliveagoodlife.Theyare"rightviews,right thought,rightconduct,rightspeech,rightlivelihood,righteffort,rightmindfulnessandrightmeditation"(Dinh Te,par.3).Buddhistsworshiplocalspirits,...
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differencetoo.HinduismandBuddhismaresimilarbecausetheybothhavemoralresponsibilitiessuchasDharma andtheEightfoldPathHowever,theultimategoalsofthetworeligious,BrahmanorNirvana,arecompletely different.SimilarTobegin,HinduismandBuddhismaresimilarasbothreligionsstresstheimportanceofmoral responsibilities,alsoknownasDharmaandtheEightfoldPathForexample,themoralresponsibilitiesof
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Buddha'sEightfoldPathStudyGuide
Ethicswhichconsistof;TheBuddha'sEightfoldPath:Panna:Discernment,wisdom:•RightUnderstandingof theFourNobleTruths•Rightthinking;followthecorrectpathinlifeSila:Virtue,morality:•Rightspeech: donot;lie,criticize,condemn,gossiporuseharshlanguage•RightconductbyfollowingtheFivePrecepts• Rightlivelihood;supportyourselfanddonotharmothersinthisprocessSamadhi:Concentration,meditation:• RightEffort:upholdgoodthoughts;overcomeevilthoughts
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similar.BuddhismandHinduismbothbelieveinmanydeities.Thetworeligionsalsohavesimilartemplesand depictionsofdeitiesBothreligionsalsohavesomewhatsimilarsacredtextsandscriptsForinstance,theHindu VedasandtheBuddhistEightfoldPathbothdiscusshowoneshouldlivetheirlife.Eventhoughthereligionsare basedonentirelydifferentthings,therearestillsomeaspectsofbothreligionsthataresimilar.Oneareaof comparisonofthetworeligionsisthepeopleorgods
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ComparisonOfTheEightfoldPathsInHermannHesse'sSiddhartha
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