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Gautama Buddha

c. 563 BCE or 623 BCE - c. 483 BCE or 543 BCE

Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ गौतम; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India whose teachings became the subject of Buddhism. In most Buddhist traditions, he is regarded as the Supreme Buddha (P. sammāsambuddha, S. samyaksaṃbuddha) of our age, "Buddha" meaning "awakened one" or "the enlightened one."
The time of his birth and death are uncertain: most early 20th-century historians dated his lifetime as c. 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more recent opinion may be dating his death to between 411 and 400 BCE.

Gautama, also known as Śākyamuni ("Sage of the Śākyas"), is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.

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  • Cover of: teaching of Buddha.

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  • Cover of: Basic teachings of the Buddha: a new translation and compilation, with a guide to reading the texts

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  • Cover of: Quietly comes the Buddha
    First published in 1976 3 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: Die Reden Gotamo Buddhos: aus der mittleren Sammlung Majjhimanikayo des Pali-Kanons zum ersten Mal übersetzt von Karl Eugen Neumann

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  • Cover of: Buddha, the Gospel
    First published in 2006 2 editions in 1 language

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  • Cover of: Reden des Buddha: aus dem Palikanon

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  • Cover of: Lotos-Sutra: Das große Erleuchtungsbuch des Buddhismus. Vollständige Übersetzung

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  • Cover of: Discorsi: dal Dīghanikāya : Mahāsatipatthānasuttam, Brahmajālasuttam, Mahāparinibbānasuttam

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  • Cover of: Buddha. Die Reden Gotamo Buddhos: Aus der mittleren Sammlung Majjhimanikāyo des Pāli-Kanons. Zum ersten Mal übersetzt von Karl Eugen Neumann

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  • Cover of: Buddha's Teachings
    First published in 1995 2 editions in 1 language

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  • Cover of: The Dhammapada: verses on the Way : a new translation of the teachings of the Buddha, with a guide to reading the text

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  • Cover of: Buddha's words of wisdom: the Buddhists' companion book containing 365 maxims and utterances attributed to Gotama Buddha for each day and night of the year

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  • Cover of: Zwei Reden Gotamo Buddhos

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  • Cover of: Buddha, the Gospel
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  • Cover of: Gotama le Bouddha: sa vie d'après les écritures paliés et choisies par E.H. Brewster avec une préf. de C.A.F. Rhys Davids

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  • Cover of: Savistara nidana kathāven yut sanna sahita damsak păvatum sūtraya: artha kathāven hā vistara varṇanāvanda Aññākoṇḍañña Sthavira caritaya sahita saṅkṣēpa bhāva sannaya kinda samanvitayi

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  • Cover of: Some sayings of the Buddha, according to the Pāli canon

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  • Cover of: The living thoughts of Gotama, the Buddha
    First published in 1948 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The gospel of Buddha
    First published in 1915 1 edition

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  • Cover of: Die Reden Gotamo Budhos, aus der Sammlung der Bruchstücke Suttanipato des Pali-Kanons.: Übersetzt von Karl Eugen Neuman

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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September 23, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Miami University of Ohio MARC record.