the eightfold path is the path that Buddha taught.
Buddha taught the path leading to the end of suffering.
Buddha taught the Eightfold Path so that people could stop being reincarnated into more suffering.
Buddhism began about 2500 years ago. Buddha means Enlightened One. The name was given to a prince named Siddhartha Gautama. Buddha taught for 45 years the Three Universal Truths, Four Noble Truths, and The Eightfold Path.
The Buddha taught that all beings are reincarnated untill they exist cyclic existance, which is one of the goals of the Buddhist path.
Buddha is credited with being the founder of Buddhism. He was a philosopher who taught that religion had a basic middle ground, and through self reflection, one could always choose the right path to take.
Nobody taught the Buddha. He came to his own conclusions.
The 8 fold path is the key tenant of Buddhism which was founded in the 6th century in India.
Enlightenment occurred to the Buddha through the Middle Path or the Eightfold Path.
Buddha
Buddha preached the Middle Path or Middle Way.
The Buddha criticized certain aspects of the Vedic religion, such as its emphasis on rituals and sacrifices as paths to spiritual liberation. He taught a path of personal practice, introspection, and mindfulness as a way to achieve enlightenment, rather than relying on external rituals and priests for salvation.
The ideas of Buddha had an appeal over many of Buddha's teachings like the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path!