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I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time, another Buddha will arise in the world - a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals.

~Buddha

Topics: Am Angels Another Arise Buddha Came Conduct Due Earth Endowed Enlightened First Holy Knowing Last Leader Master Men Mortals Nor Shall Supremely Time Universe Who Will Wisdom World I Am

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Charity bestowed upon those who are worthy of it is like good seed sown on a good soil that yields an abundance of fruits. But alms given to those who are yet under the tyrannical yoke of the passions are like seed deposited in a bad soil. The passions of the receiver of the alms choke, as it were, the growth of merits.

~Buddha

Topics: Abundance Alms Bad Bestowed Charity Choke Fruits Given Good Growth Like Merits Passions Receiver Seed Soil Sown Those Tyrannical Were Who Worthy Yields

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When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

~Buddha

Topics: Appreciates Dislike Evil Fear Feeling Feelings Feels Finds Free Good Listening Pleasure Teachings Them Tranquil

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Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.

~Buddha

Topics: Attained Blood Body Bones Dry Final Flesh Move Sinews Skin Spot Supreme Together Until Up Welcome Will Wisdom

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The foolish man conceives the idea of 'self.' The wise man sees there is no ground on which to build the idea of 'self;' thus, he has a right conception of the world and well concludes that all compounds amassed by sorrow will be dissolved again, but the truth will remain.

~Buddha

Topics: Again Build Compounds Conception Dissolved Foolish Ground He Idea Man Remain Right Sees Self Sorrow Thus Truth Well Which Will Wise Wise Man World

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He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.

~Buddha

Topics: Determination He Nirvana Noble Path Reach Sure Walks Who

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In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

~Buddha

Topics: Anger Begun Controversy Feel Instant Ourselves Striving Truth

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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.

~Buddha

Topics: Alone Beings Broken Confined Egg Exalted First Ignorance Live Most Obtained Shut Shut Up Those Universal Universe Up Were Who

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The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

~Buddha

Topics: Always Any Found Good Groups Like Muses Never Principle Seen Solitary Virtues

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Type: Leader

Born: Unknown

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