Gautama Buddha
Foundational figure of Buddhism, born around 563 BCE in Lumbini, ancient India, as a philosopher and spiritual teacher. He taught the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path until his death in 483 BCE in Kushinagar.
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Trending topics shown first"Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.]"
"Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living."
"What is evil? Killing is evil, lying is evil, slandering is evil, abuse is evil, gossip is evil, envy is evil, hatred is evil, to cling to false doctrine is evil; all these things are evil. And what i…"
"Without any interruption, practice meditation. Meditation includes not only sitting. Every moment of one's life is meditation. This means to experience the oneness of yourself, time, and place."
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