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Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (lit. 'the awakened one'), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, to royal parents of the Shakya clan, but renounced his home life to live as a wandering ascetic. After leading a life of mendicancy, asceticism, and meditation, he attained nirvana at Bodh Gayā in what is now India. The Buddha then wandered through the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, teaching and building a monastic order. Buddhist tradition holds he died in Kushinagar and reached parinirvana ("final release from conditioned existence").

According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and severe asceticism, leading to freedom from ignorance, craving, rebirth, and suffering. His core teachings are summarized in the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind that includes ethical training and kindness toward others, and meditative practices such as sense restraint, mindfulness, dhyana (meditation proper). Another key element of his teachings are the concepts of the five skandhas and dependent origination, describing how all dharmas (both mental states and concrete 'things') come into being, and cease to be, depending on other dharmas, lacking an existence on their own svabhava).

While in the Nikayas he frequently refers to himself as the Tathāgata, the earliest attestation of the title Buddha is from the 3rd century BCE, meaning 'Awakened One' or 'Enlightened One'. His teachings were compiled by the Buddhist community in the Vinaya, his codes for monastic practice, and the Sutta Piṭaka, a compilation of teachings based on his discourses. These were passed down in Middle Indo-Aryan dialects through an oral tradition. Later generations composed additional texts, such as systematic treatises known as Abhidharma, biographies of the Buddha, collections of stories about his past lives known as Jataka tales, and additional discourses, i.e., the Mahāyāna sūtras.

Buddhism evolved into a variety of traditions and practices, represented by Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna, and spread beyond the Indian subcontinent. While Buddhism declined in India, and mostly disappeared after the 8th century CE due to a lack of popular and economic support, Buddhism is more prominent in Southeast and East Asia.

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2015.08.22-serial.00159

Practice, Buddha, Delusion
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Buddha, Practice, Lotus Sutra
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Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Practice
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Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Practice
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Buddha, Dogen, Time
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Lotus Sutra, Practice, Buddha
Aug 19 2015

2015.08.19-serial.00153

Buddha, Buddha Nature, Dogen
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Lotus Sutra, Dogen, Buddha
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Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Dogen
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Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana
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Assemblage of Interconnected Zen Space

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Johanneshof

Breath and Beyond: Zen's Core Inquiry

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Johanneshof

Wordless Path to Zen Reality

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Intimacy, Suffering, Buddha
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Buddha, Intimacy, Jewel Mirror Samadhi
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Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha
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Inner Space: The Art of Attention

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Zen Evolving: Tradition Meets Modern Practice

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Zen Neuroscience: Embodying Mindful Awareness

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Embodying Zen: Spine to Mind

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Awakening Intention Through Zen Attention

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January 16th, 2015, Serial No. 04197

Practice, Buddha, Time
Jan 16 2015

Heartfelt Zen: Experiencing True Practice

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Practice, Meditation, Buddha
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Johanneshof

Embracing the Universe in Each Moment

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Buddha, Practice, Suzuki Roshi
2015
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Embrace the Impossible Realism

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Buddha, Practice, Time
2015
Johanneshof

Embracing Impermanence: A Mindful Journey

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Practice, Study, Buddha
2015
Johanneshof

Steadily Intimate with the Mind

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Practice, Buddha, Suzuki Roshi
2015
Johanneshof

November 23rd, 2014, Serial No. 04174

Practice, Time, Buddha
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Cultivating Liberation Through Friendship

Buddha, Suffering, Practice
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October 25th, 2014, Serial No. 04164

Buddha Mind, Practice, Buddha
Oct 25 2014

Yunmen's Appropriate Statement and its three Aspects

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ADZG Sesshin,
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Practice, Buddha, Time
Oct 24 2014
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Awakening Through Spiritual Friendship

Name, Buddha, Study
Oct 02 2014

The Space of Zazen and the Grass Hut

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Practice, Buddha, Zazen
Sep 14 2014
Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Zen Mindfulness: Bridging Philosophy and Psychotherapy

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Koan, Bodhisattva, Buddha
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August 10th, 2014, Serial No. 04151

Pain, Buddha Nature, Buddha
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June 7th, 2014, Serial No. 04134

Wisdom, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha
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Zen Horizons: Embracing Inner Reality

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Rastenberg

The Buddha Work in Hiddenness

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Buddha, Work, Practice
Jun 01 2014
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The History of Walking and the Landscape Sutra

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Buddha, Practice, Zazen
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Ancient Dragon Zen Gate

Embodied Wisdom in Timeless Interconnection

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Johanneshof

Pathways to Enlightenment Readiness

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February 1st, 2014, Serial No. 04108

Suzuki Roshi, Buddha
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February 1st, 2014, Serial No. 04107

Practice, Time, Buddha
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January 16th, 2014, Serial No. 04098

Buddha, Practice, Wisdom
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Buddha, Commitment, Practice
Jan 12 2014

Zen Spaces, Global Minds

Serial: RB-03777

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Buddha, Sangha
2014
Johanneshof

Attentional Spheres in Zen Practice

Serial: RB-03776

Practice-Period_Talks

Suzuki Roshi, Time, Buddha
2014
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Robes and Bells: Zen Rituals Embodied

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Buddha, Bell, Zazen
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Buddha, Consciousness, Observe
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