Henry Steel Olcott

"19. Q. Tell me again when Prince Siddhārtha was born? A. Six hundred and twenty-three years before the Christian era."

"33. Q. How old was he when he went to the jungle? A. He was in his twenty-ninth year."

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"128. Q. Emancipation, then, from what? A. Emancipation from the miseries of earthly existence and of rebirths, all of which are due to ignorance and impure lusts and cravings."

"119. Q. And what is that which is most valuable? A. To know the whole secret of man's existence and destiny, so that we may estimate at no more than their actual value this life and its relations; and…"

"124. Q. How can we escape the sufferings which result from unsatisfied desires and ignorant cravings? A. By complete conquest over, and destruction of, this eager thirst for life and its pleasures, wh…"

"The attainment of perfection is but postponed to a future birth. Every preliminary step in self-conquest and self-knowledge is so much experience and developed power, stored up psychic energy, for the…"

"2. Q. What is Buddhism? A. It is a body of teachings given out by the great personage known as the Buddha."