These Eightfold Path Buddhist Earrings are handmade in brass, 1.5cm long and have brass earring hooks.

Central to the Buddha’s teachings is the aim of overcoming suffering. Buddhists believe that there are guiding principles that help them achieve enlightenment.

The Noble Eightfold Path (also called the Middle Way, or the Threefold Way) is the fourth part of the Four Noble Truths. It gives Buddhists a path they can follow to end suffering. However, these are not steps but rather eight guiding principles that suggest the way to end suffering and ultimately achieve enlightenment.

These eight actions are important as a person’s actions in life will determine what they are reborn as in their next life. Karma is gained through good actions (following the Noble Eightfold Path) and results in positive consequences.

The steps of the Noble Eightfold Path are Right Understanding, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration.