Buddha
Buddha
Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhārtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, was an asceticand sage, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE...
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salvation truth
I was born into the world as the king of truth for the salvation of the world.
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The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
behavior clinging midst pass people piece proper
What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?
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It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
free indian-leader surely
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
cease eternal indian-leader
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
death fear lived
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
chaos indian-leader inherent strive
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
indian-leader wicked
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
alone beings broken ignorance obtained shut universal universe
Of those beings who live in ignorance, shut up and confined, as it were, in an egg, I have first broken the eggshell of ignorance and alone in the universe obtained the most exalted, universal Buddhahood.
good indian-leader principle solitary
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.
determination sure walks
He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
candles happiness indian-leader life lit single thousands
Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.