user11009: Is the Eightfold Path exclusive to Buddhism?
Buddha taught the Noble Eightfold Path. The way I understand the eightfold path is a generic path not exclusive to Buddhism. However, the Noble Eightfold Path is exclusive to Buddhism.
I was trying to convince this to many in Dhamma Wheel without much support.
I like to know the opinion of this learned Buddhist community.
Link to the discussion in Dhamma Wheel.
https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=38202

user13709: Arguing about the Dhamma, the Noble Eightfold Path is not helpful.

DN1:1.1.4: Meanwhile, Suppiya criticized the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha in many ways, but his pupil Brahmadatta praised them in many ways.

It is not helpful because it does not bring peace.

DN1:1.5.1: “Mendicants, if others criticize me, the teaching, or the Saṅgha, don’t make yourselves resentful, bitter, and exasperated. You’ll get angry and upset, which would be an obstacle for you alone.


DN1:1.6.3: If others praise me, the teaching, or the Saṅgha, don’t make yourselves thrilled, elated, and excited. You’ll get thrilled, elated, and excited, which would be an obstacle for you alone.

For peace, avoid the prime net, the net of views discussed at length in DN1.

user2282: 
Is the Eightfold Path exclusive to Buddhism?

The general principle behind some limbs of the 8NP are quite universal across religions (ex: "Thou shall not kill" is a reflection/implementation of Right-Action; or: "What goes into a man's mouth does not make him unclean, but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him unclean." is Right-Speech, etc...). However, if looking at it as one fully elucidated and systematized whole, then yes, 8NP is exclusive to Buddhism.

11009: <p>Is the Eightfold Path exclusive to Buddhism?
Buddha taught the <strong>Noble</strong> Eightfold Path. The way I understand the eightfold path is a generic path not exclusive to Buddhism. However, the Noble Eightfold Path is exclusive to Buddhism.
I was trying to convince this to many in Dhamma Wheel without much support.
I like to know the opinion of this learned Buddhist community.</p>
<p>Link to the discussion in Dhamma Wheel.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&amp;t=38202" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&amp;t=38202</a></p>
 13709: <p>Arguing about the Dhamma, the Noble Eightfold Path is not helpful.</p>
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<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/dn1/en/sujato#dn1:1.1.4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DN1:1.1.4</a>: Meanwhile, Suppiya criticized the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha in many ways, but his pupil Brahmadatta praised them in many ways.</p>
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<p>It is not helpful because it does not bring peace.</p>
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<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/dn1/en/sujato#dn1:1.5.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DN1:1.5.1</a>: “Mendicants, if others criticize me, the teaching, or the Saṅgha, don’t make yourselves resentful, bitter, and exasperated. You’ll get angry and upset, which would be an obstacle for you alone.</p>
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<p><a href="https://suttacentral.net/dn1/en/sujato#dn1:1.6.3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DN1:1.6.3</a>: If others praise me, the teaching, or the Saṅgha, don’t make yourselves thrilled, elated, and excited. You’ll get thrilled, elated, and excited, which would be an obstacle for you alone.</p>
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<p>For peace, avoid the prime net, the net of views discussed at length in DN1.</p>
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<p>Is the Eightfold Path exclusive to Buddhism?</p>
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<p>The general principle behind some limbs of the 8NP are quite universal across religions (ex: &quot;Thou shall not kill&quot; is a reflection/implementation of Right-Action; or: &quot;What goes into a man's mouth does not make him unclean, but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him unclean.&quot; is Right-Speech, etc...). However, if looking at it as one fully elucidated and systematized whole, then yes, 8NP is exclusive to Buddhism.</p>
