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    suffering if they cease their desires (Eastern Traditions, p.200). The possibility of liberation can happen if the person extinguishes his or her desires instead of temporarily satisfying them. The fourth Noble Truth explains that following the Eightfold path is the way to put an end to suffering (Eastern Traditions, p.200).

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    The core principals of Buddhism can be found in The Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold Path. The Four Noble Truths are the truths about life. The first one is that in order to live, you’re going to suffer. Mind and body can inevitably become sick and lead to stress in life. Second noble truth is that suffering stems from a cause; desire. They go hand in hand in an inverse relationship. If someone desires to be private, they’re constantly going to be worried about when they’re not alone. This

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    Buddha isn’t seen as a God or a prophet, he was a prince who turned in his crown for the benefits of others. Leaving his wife and son behind, he travelled many years to discover peace and equality. Buddhism is formed upon the eightfold path and the 4 noble truths. The eightfold path is also known as the middle way, based on the 8 divisions, “right view, right resolve, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness and the meditation enthralment “Samadhi””. The 4 noble truths

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    starts in Buddhism, according to, Bodhi, 1984, p. 1, (Gilbert, B. D., 2011) it focusses on two main points that include “The Fourth Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold Path.” The four noble truths include “noble truth of suffering, the noble truth of the origin of suffering, noble truth of extinction of suffering, and the noble truth of the path that leads to the extinction of suffering stated by Jotika & Dhamminda (1986) and Nyantiloka (2001), (Gilbert, B.D., 2011). Though being mindfulness is being

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    suffering and how to end the suffering. The newly enlightened one, excited to share what he had learned, headed home and started teaching those around him compassion for suffering. His most important teachings were the 4 Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. The First Noble Truth, is suffering. Many people translate it as “life is suffering,” but the Pali word for suffering, dukkah, just refers to anything that is temporary or will end. This starts the Buddhist idea on impermanence. The Second

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    a rational religion based on peace, self-understanding and the ultimate goal of nirvana. Buddhist followers live their life with three main goals; morality, meditation and enlightenment. Ultimately the core teachings of Buddhism are The Noble Eightfold Path and The Four Noble Truths. It is their lives journey to understand, live kindly and find their inner-peace. In a world so full of hate, misunderstanding, war, segregation and close mindedness; it is unimaginable to not find such a peaceful and

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    the next. I have observed that what seems to differ most between ethics in religion is simply the approach to such. Personally, I noticed both significant distinctions and similarities between the Ten Commandments in Christianity and the Noble Eightfold Path of Buddhism. The Ten Commandments are a set of biblical laws for life that were given by God to to Moses to give to the people of Israel. They are widely understood as moral imperatives by Christians. The Ten Commandments are as follows: “I am

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    1. The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truth are basically the Ten Commandments. Ideas and thoughts of not lying comes from Revelations 21:8 “All liars go to hell.” Noble Eightfold Path says no lusting, not stealing, not bring harm to another are all identifications the Western bible gives us. Also Westerns know about suffering, we know that Christ let’s suffering happen to us because, in our eyes God is in control and God can work it out. 2. Students received rejection because they

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    Noble Eightfold Path

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    Some roads may overlap but the pathways are different. The Noble Eightfold Pathway of Buddhism is described by Elizabeth West as steps to happiness. These buddhist steps consist of a balanced view, a right intention, a right speech, a right action, a right livelihood, a right effort, a right mindfulness, and a right samadhi. Buddhist uses these steps as a way to end unsatisfactoriness. By following the path lead by the Noble Eightfold Path, this does not promise you success, by leads you in the direction

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    this type of behavior is said to bring positive consequences later on. In Buddhism, the Eightfold Path, the set of codes Buddhists must follow to eventually reach Nirvana, specifies two points particularly relating to charity. The first point being that one must have the right values and attitude. This specifically means being selfless and having compassion rather than having greed and selfishness. The Eightfold Path also states that one must have the right action. By this, this step means that one must

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