The Holy Eightfold Path As Depicted In The Buddhist Scriptures

The word Buddha means the ‘enlightened one' or the ‘awakened one.' A person who had been raised in a wealthy family during the early years of his life abandoned all the worldly material wealth to live his life as an ascetic. More specifically, Buddha is identified for his wise teachings which have transpired over centuries enlightening and teaching people from distinct cultures. His teachings are based on the popular four noble truth which includes, suffering, cessation of suffering, the cause of suffering, and the path that leads to the termination of suffering. This paper will provide a reaction of Buddha’s teachings as described in the “Buddhist Scriptures”. First and foremost, one of the most influential forms of Buddha's teaching is

These were the solutions that Buddha proposed to end human suffering. According to his teachings, the holy eightfold path provides a pathway for the believers to diverge from their suffering. The Noble Eightfold Path forms one of the major key elements of Buddha's teachings. In these teachings, Buddha talks about eight major elements of averting human suffering through having the right speech, views, livelihood, conduct, right, mindfulness, intention, the right efforts, and the right concentration. These steps of the Eightfold path present one of the Buddha's teachings of self-awakening and self-realization. Buddha's teachings talked a lot about the doctrine of morality. In his teachings on this issue, Buddha categorized morality into three distinct aspects, that is, wisdom, meditation, and morality. He taught self-righteousness could be achieved if an individual resolved to adhere to the five precepts of morality. These include abstinence from killing, adherence to rules and regulations, avoiding misconduct, not taking what is not given, and abstaining from intoxications. As a caution, Buddha indicated that the failure to follow these teachings could lead to immorality and lack of