Gautama Buddha
Indian spiritual teacher, born in Lumbini in the Terai, whose teaching formed the foundation of Buddhist philosophy; he wrote nothing, and his words were passed down orally for at least three centuries.
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What we are results from what we have thought; acting from an evil thought brings pain after it
All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.
gutenberg.orgSaid c. 500–401 BCEThis on korrents
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What we are results from what we have thought; acting from an evil thought brings pain after it
All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.
The Dhammapada, as preserved in the Pali canon (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881) Said c. 500–401 BCE
Hatred never ceases through hatred; it ceases through love
For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.
The Dhammapada, as preserved in the Pali canon (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881) Said c. 500–401 BCE
Earnestness is the path to Nirvana and thoughtlessness the path of death
Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are thoughtless are as if dead already.
The Dhammapada, as preserved in the Pali canon (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881) Said c. 500–401 BCE
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Conquering oneself is a greater victory than conquering a million men in battle
If one man conquer in battle a thousand times thousand men, and if another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors.
The Dhammapada, as preserved in the Pali canon (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881) Said c. 500–401 BCE
Evil and purity are one's own doing; no one can purify another
By oneself the evil is done, by oneself one suffers; by oneself evil is left undone, by oneself one is purified. Purity and impurity belong to oneself, no one can purify another.
The Dhammapada, as preserved in the Pali canon (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881) Said c. 500–401 BCE
The teaching of the awakened is to avoid sin, do good and purify one's mind
Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to purify one's mind, that is the teaching of (all) the Awakened.
The Dhammapada, as preserved in the Pali canon (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881) Said c. 500–401 BCE
Overcome anger with love, evil with good, greed with generosity and lies with truth
Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth!
The Dhammapada, as preserved in the Pali canon (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881) Said c. 500–401 BCE
You must make the effort yourself; the Buddhas only show the way
You yourself must make an effort. The Tathagatas (Buddhas) are only preachers.
The Dhammapada, as preserved in the Pali canon (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881) Said c. 500–401 BCE
Do not take evil-doers or low people for friends; have the virtuous, the best of people, for friends
Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.
The Dhammapada, as preserved in the Pali canon (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881) Said c. 500–401 BCE
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