The Fourth Noble Truth of Buddhism - Magga
Magga (the Middle Way), which is also known as the The teachings of the Buddha that can lead to the end of suffering: 1 - Right Views; 2 - Right Thinking; 3 - Right Speech; 4 - Right Action; 5 - Right Livelihood; 6 - Right Effort; 7 - Right Mindfulness; 8 - Right Meditation., is the Fourth Noble Truth. Buddhists believe this is both the way to wisdom and the mental training they need to achieve the way of Concerned with right and wrong.. Buddhists believe it is the ‘cure’ that was given by the Buddha for suffering. It provides them with the ideal way to live.
Through overcoming suffering, a Buddhist can achieve The state when Buddhists have achieved understanding and have broken free from the cycle of samsara. Can be called Nirvana.. The Eightfold Path contains eight practices that a Buddhist must do to reach nibbana. The Eightfold Path is often shown as a wheel. However, it can also be split into three (this is known as the Threefold Way) to allow Buddhists to understand a way to overcome suffering.
| Ethics (Sila) | Meditation (Samadhi) | Wisdom (Panna) |
| Right speech, right action and right livelihood | Right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration | Right understanding and right intention |
| This is about being good and living a morally right life. Buddhists are expected to behave in a way that is helpful, charitable and doesn’t cause harm to others. | Buddhists need to know how to meditate properly in order to achieve enlightenment, or nibbana. Meditation helps them to gain the wisdom that will lead to enlightenment. | Buddhists need to achieve wisdom. In order to do this, they must overcome ignorance. Through attaining wisdom, a Buddhist will truly understand the Buddha’s teachings and the nature of reality. |
| Ethics (Sila) | Right speech, right action and right livelihood |
|---|---|
| Meditation (Samadhi) | Right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration |
| Wisdom (Panna) | Right understanding and right intention |
| Ethics (Sila) | This is about being good and living a morally right life. Buddhists are expected to behave in a way that is helpful, charitable and doesn’t cause harm to others. |
|---|---|
| Meditation (Samadhi) | Buddhists need to know how to meditate properly in order to achieve enlightenment, or nibbana. Meditation helps them to gain the wisdom that will lead to enlightenment. |
| Wisdom (Panna) | Buddhists need to achieve wisdom. In order to do this, they must overcome ignorance. Through attaining wisdom, a Buddhist will truly understand the Buddha’s teachings and the nature of reality. |
Buddhists following the Eightfold Path may choose a vocation or a career that enables them to live according to the Threefold Way. Therefore, they are likely to choose jobs that enable right effort and right speech such as a charity fundraiser or a teacher. They aim to live morally right lives in order to achieve nibbana.