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Noble Eightfold Path

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The first symbol of Buddhism is the Buddha. The Buddha, moreover, known as the "Enlightened One" or the “Awakened One.” Buddha conveys the philosophy of self-perfection - its essentials are contained in the most important and simple teachings, Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path are essential to understanding the religion of Buddhism. The Four Noble Truths affirm that life is full of suffering; it is caused by craving. Suffering will stop only when craving ends, and it can be achieved by following the Noble Eightfold Path. Generally, the Path consists of right understanding, right purpose, right speech, right action, right way to earn a living, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. Before earning the name Buddha, he was a prince named Siddhartha Gautama, who lived in India. He walked away from his royal life to search for spiritual peace. When he walked away to his journeys, his life changed—he learned many great truths. He could’ve selfishly escaped into enlightenment, but instead, he shared and taught others the paths that he had found. That began to make him more likely to a Buddha. Buddhism taught people to reach the enlightenment, learn how to be happy, and acquire knowledge of deep truth, which also what Buddha had. …show more content…

Karma is one of the beliefs in the Hinduism religion. It is the law of cause and effect. It’s the belief that explains the importance of each living. The law of karma governs what happens to people’s souls after death; when a person dies, their soul is reborn in a new full body. Souls were rewarded or punished for the good and bad they have gone; If people lived well, they might be born into a higher class. But if they lived badly, they could be born in a lower class, or even be reborn as an animal in their next life. According to these beliefs, people’s social class reflected on what they had done in their past

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