The eight-fold path of Buddhism that leads to Nirvana is a code of morality, not the commandment of God, but a law in itself which governs the world.
The Buddha had profound compassion for the weakness of men and the acceptance of the eight-fold path was enforced on the monastic orders only.
The eight-fold paths are:
(i) Right understanding
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(ii) Right Mindedness
(iii) Right Speed
(iv) Right Action
(v) Right Living
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(vi) Right Effort
(vii) Right Attentiveness
(viii) Right Concentration.