Buddha

Buddha

Siddhartha Gautama

c. 563-483 BCE • Indian

Buddhism

The awakened one - founder of Buddhism who taught the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to liberation from suffering.

Key Works

  • Dhammapada
  • Pali Canon
  • Sutras
115

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Quotes by Buddha

115 quotes
The greatest wealth is health.
wisdomDhammapada
There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path.
happinessBuddhist Teachings
All conditioned things are impermanent. Strive on with diligence.
impermanenceMahaparinibbana Sutta
As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, so cultivate a boundless heart toward all beings.
loveMetta Sutta
He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.
pathDhammapada (Müller 1881)
Better than a thousand useless verses is one useful line, hearing which one attains peace.
essenceDhammapada
All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed, can wrong-doing remain?
mindDhammapada
He whose mind is not shaken when touched by the things of the world, sorrowless, stainless, secure — this is the highest blessing.
equanimityMangala Sutta
Like a flower that is fair and beautiful but without scent, even so fruitless are the well-spoken words of one who does not act accordingly.
integrityDhammapada
Just as a mountain of rock is unshaken by the wind, so the wise are unmoved by praise or blame.
equanimityDhammapada
Even as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unguarded mind.
disciplineDhammapada
Conquer anger by non-anger. Conquer evil by good. Conquer the miser by liberality. Conquer the liar by truth.
transformationDhammapada
The mind is hard to check, swift, flits wherever it lists; to control it is good. A controlled mind is conducive to happiness.
mindDhammapada
Long is the night to him who is awake; long is the road to him who is weary; long is samsara to fools who do not know the true law.
awakeningDhammapada
If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.
intentionDhammapada
Let no one neglect his own duty for the sake of another's, however great; let a person, after he has discerned his own duty, be always attentive to his duty.
dutyDhammapada
By rousing himself, by earnestness, by restraint and control, the wise man may make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm.
disciplineDhammapada
He who controls his hand, who controls his foot, who controls his speech, who is well-controlled, who delights inwardly, who is collected, alone, content — him they call Bhikshu.
disciplineDhammapada
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
peaceDhammapada
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