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The founder of Buddhism, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree and spent his life teaching the path to liberation from suffering. His teachings, known as the Dharma, outline the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path as a guide to achieving Nirvana. Emphasizing mindfulness, ethical conduct, and wisdom, his philosophy advocates for a Middle Way between self-indulgence and self-mortification. His profound influence continues to shape spiritual practice and ethical conduct across various cultures.

Buddha Icon Image
Buddha
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The founder of Buddhism, he attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree and spent his life teaching the path to liberation from suffering. His teachings, known as the Dharma, outline the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path as a guide to achieving Nirvana. Emphasizing mindfulness, ethical conduct, and wisdom, his philosophy advocates for a Middle Way between self-indulgence and self-mortification. His profound influence continues to shape spiritual practice and ethical conduct across various cultures.

Suffering does not befall him who is without attachment to names and forms.

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Teach you? I cannot teach you. Go; experience for yourself.

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Pain is the outcome of sin.

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All living beings have Buddha nature and can become Buddhas.

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Having abandoned the taking of life, refraining from killing, we dwell without violence, with the knife laid down, scrupulous, full of mercy, trembling with compassion for all sentient beings.

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The root of suffering is attachment.

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Life is uncertain; death is certain.

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No matter what path you choose, really walk it.

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How wonderful! How wonderful! All things are perfect, exactly as they are.

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O men! you can take life easily but, remember, none of you can give life! So, have mercy, have compassion! And, never forget, that compassion makes the world noble and beautiful.

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Joyously participate in the sorrows of others.

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You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger... Let a man overcome anger by love.

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Be greatly aware of the present.

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You are your own master, you make your own future. Therefore discipline yourself as a horse-dealer trains a thoroughbred.

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Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.

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A person creates what they defend against.

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Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.

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One should refrain from intoxicating drinks and drugs.

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Wherever a person goes, his deeds, like a shadow, will follow.

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Our good and bad deeds follow us almost like a shadow.

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Consider Others as Yourself.

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To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome.

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War ends only when people love each other.

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