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
In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.
letting-goTraditional Attribution
You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.
self-loveTraditional Attribution
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.
truthTraditional Attribution
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
presenceTraditional Attribution
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.
loveDhammapada
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.
happiness
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
forgiveness
Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.
presence
Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.
peaceDhammapada
You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
peace
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
contentmentDhammapada
To understand everything is to forgive everything.
forgiveness
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.
self-reliance
Pain is certain, suffering is optional.
suffering
Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.
letting-go
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
mindfulnessDhammapada
The greatest prayer is patience.
patienceDhammapada
Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
truthKalama Sutta
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
peaceDhammapada
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