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Gautama Buddha

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born
Lumbini, Nepal
gender
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Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy


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Gautama Buddha (Sanskrit: गौतम बुद्ध) born as Prince Siddhārtha (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.

Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.

The time of Gautama's birth and death is uncertain: most historians in the early 20th century dated his lifetime as circa 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more recent opinion dates his death to between 486 and 483 BCE or, according to some,...more


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The Dhammapada
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The Dhammapada: Buddhist Ph...
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1965
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The Diamond Sutra
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Buddha: I quattro pilastri ...
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Buddhist Scriptures
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الدّامابادا كتاب بوذا المقدس
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سبيل الحقيقة
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Sayings Of Buddha
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Buddha
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Sutras de La Atencion y del...
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Quotes by Gautama Buddha

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
― Gautama Buddha
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“In the end
these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you live?
How deeply did you let go?”
― Gautama Buddha
tags: eastern-philosophy, inspirational
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“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
― Gautama Buddha
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