Buddha taught the Eightfold Path so that people could stop being reincarnated into more suffering.
the eightfold path is the path that Buddha taught.
Eightfold path
The Noble Eightfold Path.
The Buddha laid out the Eightfold Path as what he described as "the Middle Way" to reach enlightenment. This method is less severe than the path that The Buddha followed and avoids the extremes that he tried and failed at to reach enlightenment.
By himself through Meditation and the Eightfold Path.
Enlightenment occurred to the Buddha through the Middle Path or the Eightfold Path.
We can all become enlightened by following the Eightfold path as stated by the Buddha and adopting it as our way of life. We cannot become enlightened like the Buddha as he deduced the Eightfold Path initially(from first principles) without guidance.
As old as the Buddha, just over 2,500 years.
The ideas of Buddha had an appeal over many of Buddha's teachings like the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path!
The ideas of Buddha had an appeal over many of Buddha's teachings like the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path!
To attain nirvana through the middle path (the eightfold path or the threefold training, shown clearly by the buddha)
The Buddha's path is called the Noble Eightfold Path for the sake of reaching enlightenment which is the complete ending of all suffering. The Noble Eightfold Path has the following components :- Right Understanding, Right Thought,Right Speech,Right Action,Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.