10. Which of the following is among the eightfold path of Buddhism? 1. Right Speech, 2. Right Action, 3. Right means of livelihood 4. Right Mindfulness
c) 1,3 and 4 only
d)1,2,3 and 4
b) 1,2 and 3 only
a) 2, 3 and 4 only
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Answer:
Right understanding (Samma ditthi)
Right thought (Samma sankappa)
Right speech (Samma vaca)
Right action (Samma kammanta)
Right livelihood (Samma ajiva)
Right effort (Samma vayama)
Right mindfulness (Samma sati)
Right concentration (Samma samadhi)
Practically the whole teaching of the Buddha, to which he devoted himself during 45 years, deals in some way or other with this path. He explained it in different ways and in different words to different people, according to the stage of their development and their capacity to understand and follow him. But the essence of those many thousand discourses scattered in the Buddhist scriptures is found in the noble eightfold path.
It should not be thought that the eight categories or divisions of the path should be followed and practiced one after the other in the numerical order as given in the usual list above. But they are to be developed more
Answer:
The correct option is d)1,2,3 & 4 which is Right Speech,Right Action,Right means of livelehood and right mindfulness respectively.This is the eightfold path of Buddhism along with Right understanding, Right thought,Right effort and Right Concentration.