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Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

Resources on Siddhartha Gautama, the prince who grew up to be a great teacher and the founder of Buddhism.
Eight-Fold Path
Buddhism's list of eight rules to live by.
The Life of Gotama Buddha
Born a prince. Siddhartha abandoned his privileged life, became a mendicant, and practiced asceticism in the forest of Uruvilva. When he was thirty-five, he finally cleared his mind and was enlightened; thereby becoming Buddha, the Perfectly Enlightened One. He traveled the countryside, living on alms and persuading me to accept his way of life.
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Text of The Word of Buddha is also called The Eightfold Path. Includes the Four Noble Truths, Four elements, origination of consciousness, Three characteristics of existence, and Karma.

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