Eight Fold Paths Analysis

By following Eight Fold Paths that Buddha had given us as the proper way to behave, we eventually be bodhisattvas and arhat. The first path is Samma Ditthi or perfect vision. It’s about having the right view and understand the nature of life. Secondly, Samma Sankappa or aspiration is having the right thought and point of view. Samma Sankappa focuses on letting thing go because nothing belongs to us. The third one is Summa Vacca. Having right speech will make our lives healthier and we would be respected by many people around us. Samma Kammanta or right action is essential from all eight fold paths because the action we did made impacts to people around. Samma Ajiva is having right occupation and right work. If you are doing job that illegal and harm other people that means you have broke one of eight fold paths. Samma Vayama is complex in someway. For example, you are having a test on tomorrow and before that you were doing nothing. You did not review for your up coming test. And you get low grade by your previous action. That goes against Samma Vayama or having full effort on something. The seventh path and eighth path are concept for living …show more content…
Being of bodhisattvas postpones Nirvana. Mahayana Buddhists are different from Theravada Buddhists in many ways. In Theravada, including Thailand, believes that anyone can become arhat and obtain enlightenment. However, Mahayana Buddhists believe that not anyone could attain Nirvana and become bodhisattvas. Mahayana Buddhists adapt the text from what Buddha told to be more understandable and practical. Two concepts above make buddhism the religion that can be self doing religion that many people pay attention too. According to Mahayana, follower only selfishly mind on their own and follow on what they believe rather than follow what Mahayanists believe that it was the way to attain Nirvana. The believe that there are numeral bodhisattvas and various buddhas