Dhammapada
Gautama Buddha (Sanskrit: गौतम बुद्ध) born as Prince Siddhārtha (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.
The time of Gautama's birth and death is uncertain: most historians in the early 20th century dated his lifetime as circa 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more recent opinion dates his death to between 486 and 483 BCE or, according to some, between 411 and 400 BCE. However, at a specialist symposium on this question held in 1988 in Göttingen, the majority of those scholars who presented definite opinions gave dates within 20 years either side of 400 BCE for the Buddha's death, with others supporting earlier or later dates. These alternative chronologies, however, have not yet been accepted by all other historians.
See also Siddhartha Gautama.
“Overcome anger with peace. Overcome evil with good. Overcome greed with generosity. Overcome liars with truth.”
“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.”
“Fools, their wisdom weak,are their own enemiesas they go through life,doing evilthat bearsbitter fruit.”
“Wakefulness is the way to life. The fool sleeps As if he were already dead,But the Master is awakeAnd 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 perseveranceHe meditates, seekingFreedom and happiness. ”
“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”
“The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men.”
“The thought manifests the word;The word manifests the deed;The deed develops into habit;And habit hardens into character;So watch the thought and its ways with care,And let them spring forth from loveBorn out of compassion for all beings.As the shadow follows the body, as we think, so we become.”
“Of bones the city is made,Plastered with flesh and blood,Where decay and death are deposited,And pride, and ingratitude.”