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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Eight interconnected practices through which Buddhists develop wisdom, ethical conduct and mental discipline to overcome suffering.
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Paper 1
Revise: Four Noble TruthsThe Fourth Noble Truth, magga, identifies the Eightfold Path as the route to the cessation of suffering. It expresses the Middle Way, avoiding both indulgence in luxury and extreme self-denial.
Paper 1
The Buddha’s path of ethical conduct, mental training and wisdom leading towards the ending of suffering.
Revise: Buddhist Ethics: Wrong and Unskilful ActionsEthical conduct is part of the Eightfold Path, alongside mental training and wisdom: good actions alone do not automatically bring liberation. Avoiding wrongdoing is therefore about more than avoiding arrest or protecting a reputation.
Learn which aspects of the Eightfold Path belong to each part of the Threefold Way. They are interconnected practices, not eight steps completed in order.
Use Dhammapada 190–191 to support explanations of how the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path lead towards the end of suffering.
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