What did the Buddha teach? Right speech Right action Right livelihood Right effort Right mindfulness Right focus Right understanding Right resolve Many people are probably already familiar with this - his “Noble Eightfold Path”. Give or take some differences in translation, that part is easy. There are also countless explanations, from throughout the ages, of what each of these aspects refers to: What is meant by understanding? What is meant by livelihood? But for all the tex

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