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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.00160 Buddha, Practice, Lotus Sutra |
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2015.08.21-serial.00157 Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Practice |
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2015.08.20-serial.00155 Buddha, Dogen, Time |
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2015.08.19-serial.00154 Lotus Sutra, Practice, Buddha |
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2015.08.19-serial.00153 Buddha, Buddha Nature, Dogen |
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2015.08.18-serial.00151 Lotus Sutra, Dogen, Buddha |
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2015.08.18-serial.00152 Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Dogen |
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March 7th, 2015, Serial No. 04209 Buddha, Intimacy, Jewel Mirror Samadhi |
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Mar 2015 Johanneshof |
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Awakening Intention Through Zen AttentionSerial: RB-03890 Seminar_Attentional_Awareness Intention, Practice, Buddha |
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Heartfelt Zen: Experiencing True PracticeSerial: RB-03527 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Meditation, Buddha |
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Embracing the Universe in Each MomentSerial: RB-03512 Practice-Period_Talks Buddha, Practice, Suzuki Roshi |
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Embrace the Impossible RealismSerial: RB-03521 Practice-Period_Talks Buddha, Practice, Time |
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Embracing Impermanence: A Mindful JourneySerial: RB-03524 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Study, Buddha |
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Steadily Intimate with the MindSerial: RB-03531 Practice-Period_Talks Practice, Buddha, Suzuki Roshi |
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Nov 23 2014 |
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Cultivating Liberation Through Friendship Buddha, Suffering, Practice |
Nov 15 2014 |
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October 25th, 2014, Serial No. 04164 Buddha Mind, Practice, Buddha |
Oct 25 2014 |
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Yunmen's Appropriate Statement and its three AspectsSerial: TL-00354 ADZG Sesshin, Practice, Buddha, Time |
Oct 24 2014 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Awakening Through Spiritual Friendship Name, Buddha, Study |
Oct 02 2014 |
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The Space of Zazen and the Grass HutSerial: TL-00351 ADZG Sunday Morning, Practice, Buddha, Zazen |
Sep 14 2014 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Zen Mindfulness: Bridging Philosophy and PsychotherapySerial: RB-02280 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Koan, Bodhisattva, Buddha |
Sep 2014 Kassel |
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August 10th, 2014, Serial No. 04151 Pain, Buddha Nature, Buddha |
Aug 10 2014 |
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June 7th, 2014, Serial No. 04134 Wisdom, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha |
Jun 07 2014 |
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Zen Horizons: Embracing Inner RealitySerial: RB-02907 Seminar_Zen_and_Psychotherapy Japan, Buddhism, Buddha |
Jun 2014 Rastenberg |
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The Buddha Work in HiddennessSerial: TL-00340 ADZG Sesshin, Buddha, Work, Practice |
Jun 01 2014 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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The History of Walking and the Landscape SutraSerial: TL-00339 ADZG Sesshin, Buddha, Practice, Zazen |
May 30 2014 Ancient Dragon Zen Gate |
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Embodied Wisdom in Timeless InterconnectionSerial: RB-03799 Practice-Week_The_Practice_of_Wisdom Time, Practice, Buddha |
Mar 2014 Johanneshof |
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Pathways to Enlightenment Readiness Buddha, Duality, Impermanence |
Feb 09 2014 |
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February 1st, 2014, Serial No. 04108 Suzuki Roshi, Buddha |
Feb 01 2014 |
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February 1st, 2014, Serial No. 04107 Practice, Time, Buddha |
Feb 01 2014 |
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January 16th, 2014, Serial No. 04098 Buddha, Practice, Wisdom |
Jan 16 2014 |
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January 12th, 2014, Serial No. 04096 Buddha, Commitment, Practice |
Jan 12 2014 |
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Zen Spaces, Global MindsSerial: RB-03777 Practice-Period_Talks Buddha, Sangha |
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Attentional Spheres in Zen PracticeSerial: RB-03776 Practice-Period_Talks Suzuki Roshi, Time, Buddha |
2014 Johanneshof |
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2014 Johanneshof |
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Sep 21 2013 |