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Indian philosopher and the founder of Buddhism (623 or 563 BCE – 543 or 483 BCE)

Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit/Devanagari: सिद्धार्थ गौतम Siddhārtha Gautama, c. 563/624 – c. 483/544 BCE) or Siddhattha Gotama in Pali,; also called the Gautama Buddha, the Shakyamuni Buddha ("Buddha, Sage of the Shakyas") or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was a monk (śramaṇa), mendicant, sage, philosopher, teacher and religious leader on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the northeastern part of ancient India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.

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Alternative Names: Buddha • Bhagwan Buddha • Prabudha • Munish • Lord Buddha • Sakya-muni • Shakyasimha • Devarajalu • Buddhadeva • Sakyasinha • Tathagata Buddha • Trigyesh • Siddhartha Gautama • Shakyamuni • Sakyamuni • Sugata • Fo • Shakyamuni Buddha • Khajit • Trigya • Mahatma Buddha • Gotama Buddha • Padmayani • Lokapradīpa • Gautama Buddha • Gautam Buddha

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The non-doing of any evil,
the performance of what's skillful,
the cleansing of one's own mind:
this is the teaching of the Awakened.

In this world
Hate never yet dispelled hate
Only love dispels hate
This is the law
Ancient and inexhaustible
You to shall pass away
Knowing this,how can you quarrel

You are the community now. Be a lamp for yourselves. Be your own refuge. Seek for no other. All things must pass. Strive on diligently. Don’t give up.

What we are today comes
from our thoughts of yesterday,
and present thoughts build
our life of tomorrow: our life is the
creation of our own mind

Attachment leads to suffering.

Los sabios son maestros de sí mismos, no los conmueven las opiniones de los demás, tienen la mente clara, son pacíficos, tienen principios, son independientes y están libres de compulsiones.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

From a withered tree, a flower blooms

Through the round of many births I roamed without reward, without rest, seeking the house-builder.

Painful is birth again & again.

House-builder, you're seen!
You will not build a house again.
All your rafters broken,
the ridge pole destroyed,
gone to the Unformed,
the mind has come to the end of craving.

Delightful are forests
Where the public does not delight.
There the passion-free delight,
Not seeking sensual pleasure.

Wakefulness is the way to life.
The fool sleeps
As if he were already dead,
But the Master is awake
And he lives forever.

He watches.
He is clear.

How happy he is!
For he sees that wakefulness is life.
How happy he is,
Following the path of the awakened.

With Great perseverance
He meditates, seeking
Freedom and happiness.

The growth of wisdom may be measured exactly by the diminution of ill temper

When you like a flower, you just pluck it.
But when you love a flower, you water it daily.

Will not be punished for your anger, your anger is the punishment.

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