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What do the rules of Buddhism mean?

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Anonymous

15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

It's hard to determine what the "Rules of Buddhism" are.

The Four Noble Truths are an observation - Life is suffering. Suffering is caused by desire. Desire can be controlled to end suffering. This is done by following the Eightfold Path - but this is an observation not a rule.

The Eightfold Path is a set of guidelines that one should follow to gain enlightenment, but they are not rules. Nobody is forced to follow them, nobody checks up on your progress or conformity.

So Buddhism basically doesn't have rules. You do what you want, and you pay for your choices. The suggestions are there to help but the choice and the enforcement is all yours.

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