2006-12-02 16:15:04 · 9 answers · asked by Olivia 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path
The Four Noble Truths
The Buddha taught that in life there exists sorrow / suffering which is caused by desire and it can be cured (ceased) by following the Noble Eightfold Path (Sanskrit: Ārya 'aṣṭāṅga Mārgaḥ , Pāli: Ariyo Aṭṭhaṅgiko Maggo). This teaching is called the Catvāry Āryasatyāni (Pali: Cattāri Ariyasaccāni), the "Four Noble Truths".
Suffering: Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, illness is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering; separation from what is pleasing is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering; in brief, the five aggregates subject to clinging are suffering.
The cause of suffering: The desire which leads to renewed existence (rebirth).
The cessation of suffering: The cessation of desire.
The way leading to the cessation of suffering: The Noble Eightfold Path;
The Noble Eightfold Path
The Noble Eightfold Path is the way to the cessation of suffering, the fourth part of the Four Noble Truths. In order to fully understand the noble truths and investigate whether they were in fact true, the Buddha recommended that a certain path be followed which consists of:
Right Viewpoint - Realizing the Four Noble Truths (samyag-dṛṣṭi, sammā-diṭṭhi)
Right Values - Commitment to mental and ethical growth in moderation (samyak-saṃkalpa, sammā-saṅkappa)
Right Speech - One speaks in a non hurtful, not exaggerated, truthful way (samyag-vāc, sammā-vācā)
Right Actions - Wholesome action, avoiding action that would do harm (samyak-karmānta, sammā-kammanta)
Right Livelihood - One's job does not harm in any way oneself or others; directly or indirectly (weapon maker, drug dealer, etc.) (samyag-ājīva, sammā-ājīva}
Right Effort - One makes an effort to improve (samyag-vyāyāma, sammā-vāyāma)
Right Mindfulness - Mental ability to see things for what they are with clear consciousness (samyak-smṛti, sammā-sati)
Right Meditation - State where one reaches enlightenment and the ego has disappeared (samyak-samādhi, sammā-samādhi)
The word samyak means "perfect". There are a number of ways to interpret the Eightfold Path. On one hand, the Eightfold Path is spoken of as being a progressive series of stages through which the practitioner moves, the culmination of one leading to the beginning of another, whereas others see the states of the 'Path' as requiring simultaneous development. It is also common to categorize the Eightfold Path into prajñā (Pāli paññā, wisdom), śīla (Pāli sīla, virtuous behaviour) and samādhi (concentration).
Those are easily the governing priciples!
2006-12-02 16:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The noble 8-fold path
1. Right understanding
2. Right intention
3. Right speech
4. Right action
5. Right livelihood
6. Right effort
7. Right mindfulness
8. Right concentration
Regarding community governance, there's no set fashion.
2006-12-02 16:17:56 · answer #2 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
the entire element is to have a authorities that represents the persons and the county and under no circumstances faith! seem what takes position at the same time as faith creeps in even at the same time as the structure bars faith from authorities! George W Bush all started 5 wars in below 8 years retaining every time that it change into his "God Given accountability” and in 2001 even called it a marketing campaign! no longer his accountability to the electors! no longer his accountability to u . s . a .! purely his accountability to keep slaughtering heathens for his god! do not see Albania waging warfare on different international places, or getting such a range of of of their own human beings killed and injured at the same time as racking up trillions of greenbacks of debt which will take many years to pay off!
2016-11-23 13:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the words of the Buddha: "I teach one thing and one thing only: suffering and the end of suffering".
All buddhist values lead to that end.
Wikipedia has a nice article about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism
;-)
2006-12-02 16:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by WikiJo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Purification of one's mind through the 8 fold noble path.
2006-12-02 18:52:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Awakening the power of God within you!
2006-12-02 16:22:53 · answer #6 · answered by thachu5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They represent the wisdom of man, which the Bible says is foolishness with God.
2006-12-02 16:16:47 · answer #7 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
don't know if i ever knew them but I have forgotten more than well I have forgotten a lot.
2006-12-02 16:17:10 · answer #8 · answered by icheeknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
acceptance of and contemplation of reality.
2006-12-02 16:16:35 · answer #9 · answered by chuck 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋