The Five Noble Precepts are not explicitly contained in their entirety in the Noble Eightfold Path. However: The First Precept, Not Killing, the Second Precept, Not Stealing, and the Third Precept, Not Stealing, are part of the fourth point of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Action.The Fourth Precept, Not Lying, is part of the third point of the Noble Eightfold Path, Right Speech.The Fifth Precept, not drinking alcohol, is not found in the Noble Eightfold Path.
The Four Noble Truths. The Five Skandhas. The Six Realms. And The Eightfold Path.
The Five Pillars of Christianity or the Five Pillars of Islam have no similarities to the Ten commandments. However, the Seven Pillars of Judaism are more "alike" to the Ten Commandments. Because, of the Fourth Pillar of Judaism: Law, which is the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings; the Old Testament, which includes the Ten Commandments.
Since I know that the Eightfold Path, the Three Jewels and the Four Noble Truths are all a basic part of Buddhist teachings, I would have to say that the Five Step approach is not.
Three universal Truths, Four Noble Truths, The Eightfold Path, and The Five Precepts
Five steps is not a Buddhist belief.
The five relationships. Though sometimes, What is a good choice too.
The first of the 10 commandments is " You shall have no other gods before me." The first of the 5 pillars of Islam is the 'Shahada' (La Ilaha Il Allah, Muhammadan Rasoul Allah) In translation 'La Ilaha Il Allah' Means 'There is no God but (One) God. There you go :)
Aside from each being integral to their faith the contents of Buddhism's Eightfold Path and Islam's Five Pillars of faith have no similarity.Buddhisms's Eightfold Path is:Right KnowledgeRight ThoughtRight SpeechRight ActionRight LivelihoodRight EffortRight MindfulnessRight ConcentrationIslam's Five Pillars of Faith are:To uphold the main belief that there is no other god but Allah, and that prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is His Messenger;To perform the daily solat (prayer, 5 times a day;To fast for one month during Ramadhan;To offer zakat (tithe) as laid down by the prophet; andTo perform the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, at least once in a lifetime when one can afford it.
We don't actually know how they were divided up on the originals. But generally, the first three commandments refer to our relationship with God and the last seven refer to our relationship with each other. The first five commandments were on the first tablet. The latter five commandments were placed on the second tablet. It is not indicated anywhere else in the Bible that there were three contemporaneous tablets or that any tablets bore only one commandment.
Religions tend to believe that their laws have been revealed by God. Of course it is hard to prove that this is really the case - or that it isn't, for that matter. In any case, one example is the ten commandments in the Bible, which Christians, and Jews, believe to be revealed by God.
A better question would be how do the two sets differ. In Buddhism, there is no god to tell people what to do; therefore, there are no commandments. The eightfold path is merely a suggestion. The Buddha taught that if people followed that path, they would be able to become enlightened and no longer need to be reborn.Just to start, a copy of each:10 Commandments (Note: There are several versions a general purpose version is used)I am the Lord thy God, ... Thou shalt have no other gods before me.Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images.Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long.Thou shalt not kill.Thou shalt not commit adultery.Thou shalt not steal.Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house.Eightfold Path (With bit of expansion for each heading)WISDOM (The Exercise of Judgement)Right Understanding - Aspire to better the state of yourself and othersPERSEVERANCE ( Sound Ethical Discipline)Right Thought - Think on that which is goodRight Speech - Be positive, honest, comforting and caringRight Action - Exert energy to do what you think is good for allRight Livelihood - Use your talents well for the good of humanityRight Effort - Do not exert effort in the pursuit of evilMEDITATION (Concentration and Focus)Right Mindfulness - Direct your attention to good & proper thingsRight Concentration - Be caught up in a life of good works and loveThe Comparison:The 10 commandments are based on a deity giving instructions, the Eighfold Path is a list of human activities developed by a human for other humansThe God specifies obedience and how you are supposed to act towards him, there is no Buddhist equivalent section as Buddhism needs no deityHuman to God relations are most important in the 10 commandments, at least they come first. Human to human relations take a lower position.The 10 Commandments is based on negatives - don't do this or that. The Eightfold Path is positive (Do's) with the exception of a general don't exert yourself to be evil.The Eightfold path does not micromanage - specific examples of not being good are not spelled outThe 10 commandments gives no examples on how to be good except how to be good toward God and your social superiors.. just how not to be bad. The list is limited to five wrong doings. The Eightfold Path offers a wider spectrum of activites through its generality.It is not all that similar. The eightfold path consists of right understanding, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration. It does not demand obedience and other thoughts towards a deity, or define a very limited number of "right" activities that a person should follow. Neither is there a need or compulsion for a Buddhist to follow the Path's instructions, they are suggestions not orders.