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Why do Buddhists believe that the eightfold path leads to a better life?
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∙ 9y ago
The Eightfold Path, by itself, does not lead to a better life. Following its suggestions guides a Buddhist to make the decisions to lead a more skillful life and learn to avoid desire. Lack of desire reduces pain. Eventually it leads to enlightenment and the opportunity to escape the cycle of death and rebirth.
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∙ 7y agoIn the same way that Sir Isaac newton did not create gravity, Buddha did not create the Eightfold Path. he simply examined the human condition (that all life entails suffering, that the suffering is caused by desire and the suffering can be alleviated by eliminating desire) and identified eight factors that contribute to desire which can be controlled by choosing to live a better way.
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∙ 10y agoSimply put, the laws of cause and effect apply to all of us and the eventual effect of following the eight fold path to its conclusion is the arrival at Nirvana.
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Why do Buddhists believe the following the eight fold path leads to a better life?
Following the Eightfold Path's suggestions allow you to reduce desire in your life, Reducing desire reduces the pain in your life, This relation is detailed in the Four Noble Truths.
Why do Buddhists think mt fuji leads to another world?
Certainly all Buddhists do not believe this. There may be some Japanese Buddhists who think this.
What does Buddha believe is the most important thing in life?
The only thing that Buddhists feel is proper to desire is enlightenment. The desire for all other things leads to suffering.
Is it true that christians believe that might makes right?
Kind of, they believe that actions speak louder than words. They should help out their community and put others first, but they're not like Buddhists who believe in Karma where good leads to good and bad leads to bad. They should act kindly, but you can never have a do-over. You can try to repay someone, but it never makes up for it.
Why do buddhists believe that following the eightfold path leads to a life?
You have to reach the highest level , nirvana (nibbana), to end suffering and the cycle of reincarnation. And Buddhists believe that if you practice the Eightfold Path, your craving will decrease and therefore your sufferings will end. The Buddha taught that the only final way to end suffering is to practice the Eightfold Path to its completion.A full analysis of the Eightfold Path would be quite complex and could take volumes.But briefly:Right Understanding is the compass. It shows the disciple that craving is the cause of suffering and that eliminating craving is the way to the end of suffering.Right intention is the intent to walk the path. Without the intent, one would not walk the path.Right speech helps make one's interactions more harmonious, which by itself helps reduce suffering.Right action directly reduces the suffering of others and oneself.Right Livelihood keeps one from causing suffering to others (and oneself) through one's livelihood.Right Effort prevents laziness, which would cause one to fall into bad habits which would cause suffering down the road.Right Mindfulness helps prevent one from causing suffering in subtle ways.And finally, Right Concentration helps lead one beyond the ordinary, worldly mind into transcendant states. Since all worldly things are temporary, attachment to them inevitably leads to suffering.
Do buddhists believe if you do a bad thing in life you get a bad afterlife?
The essential Buddhist teachings are that ignorance leads to attachment and aversion which in turn lead to greater suffering. The Buddha taught that if you increase your ignorance you are likely to experience greater suffering.
What According to Buddhist teachings if people can overcome their desire and ignorance they will reach what?
Buddha does not speak of overcoming ignorance. He does indicate that desire is a product of an unskilled approach to life and desire is the cause of suffering. Controlling desire by following the Eightfold path's suggestions reduces or eliminates pain. Understanding and following the Eightfold Path leads to enlightenment. A Enlightenment allows Buddhists to reach the end of the cycle of death and rebirth and may, if the enlightened person desires, lead to entry into Nirvana. Existing in Nirvana allows the Buddhist to reach a state of selfless existence devoid of ego.
Is the Noble Eightfold Path a part of Buddhism?
In a sense it is. Buddhism has no creed that every Buddhist has to accept. Rather than thinking of it as a religion, it's better to think of it as a set of practices designed to reduce suffering. A Buddhist sage is someone who has awakened and leads an awakened life. The Noble Eightfold Path is a description of how a sage actually lives. There's nothing supernaturalistic about it. It's simply a map for those who want to emulate sages. .
What is right contemplation in the eightfold path?
Right contemplation is the conscious understanding that 'what we think we become', both internally and externally. after practice this leads to control of where ones thoughts go.
Who leads worship in a Buddhist temple?
Nobody leads it but someone will read the guru granth sahib
What do Buddhists believe that Christians don't?
At its most basic level Buddhists see no need for a deity to provide rules, salvation, answer prayers and judge people. Christians see this construct as essential.The thrust of Buddhism is that people inherently have a Buddha nature (essentially goodness) in them that leads them to better themselves and attain enlightenment and the cessation from pain by their own effort. Christians have a doctrine of "original sin" which states that people are inherently evil and doomed unless the god they believe in saves them.This basic difference results in a different approach to "how to be good". Buddhism has suggestions (The Eightfold Path) which if followed will eventually lead to improvement. There is no imposed punishment for not following the suggestions, one must simply learn from the experience and its consequences. Christians use their basic position to establish the "Ten Commandments" which must be followed to avoid eternal damnation. Oddly enough the belief in reincarnation is a Buddhist belief which is not part of official Christian doctrine but appears to be accepted by many Christians who believe in "past lives"
Why do you have to believe in Islam?
Because it leads to paradise
