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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drink evil good refrain strong
To refrain from evil and from strong drink and to be always, steadfast in virtue; this is the good luck.
alone man men rather walk
With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.
determination sure walks
He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
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.
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.
indian-leader wicked
Virtue is persecuted more by the wicked than it is loved by the good.
chaos indian-leader inherent strive
Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.
death fear lived
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.
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Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
free indian-leader surely
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.
adversity indian-leader
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
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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The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.