“But, Lord, why has the Lord not declared these things?”
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The Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in the eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains 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 Gaya in what is now Bihar, India. The Buddha then wandered through the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, teaching and building a monastic order (sangha). Buddhist tradition holds he died in Kushinagar and reached parinirvana.
culture · Founder of Buddhism · Buddhist monk · philosopher · founder of religion · religious leader · writer · social reformer · spiritual teacher · psychiatrist · psychologist · preacher · also The Buddha, Buddha, Bhagwan Buddha, Prabudha, Munish, Lord Buddha
Born 563 BC · Died 483 BC · Q9441
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“If only through the renunciation of food and human conditions one could attain perfection and liberation from the bonds which tie man to Earth, then a horse or a cow would have reached it long ago.”
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“Why are there two characters rather than one?”
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“this saṃsāra is without discoverable beginning. A first point is not discerned of beings roaming and wandering on hindered by ignorance and fettered by craving.”
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“hold regular and frequent assemblies, meet in harmony, do not change the rules of training, honour their superiors who were ordained before them, do not fall prey to worldly desires, remain devoted to forest hermitages, and preserve their personal mindfulness”
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“s grove (Jetavana) to the sangha at great expense (the Theravada Vinaya speaks of thousands of gold coins). Formation of the bhikkhunī order The formation of a parallel order of female monastics (bhikkhunī) was another important part of the growth of the Buddha”
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ZigWheels.com: Zelio Eeva Eco ZX On Road Price Gautam Buddha Nagar Aug 2026 - ₹54,795
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India TV News: Gautam Buddha Nagar schools get screen-time limits for students, DM issues new guidelines
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ptinews.com: HYDERABAD: TRS CHIEF K. KAVITHA SAYS PARTY WILL FIGHT IN DELHI FOR 50% BC RESERVATION, UPHOLD AMBEDKAR, PHULE AND BUDDHA'S IDEALS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
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FACTLY rated the claim “The viral video shows the moving and installation of the famous Buddha statue at Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad, in 1992” FALSE.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows Buddha statue floating down flooded street.” Altered video.
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FACTLY rated the claim “A video shows Muslims in Afghanistan vandalising the temple of Lord Buddha.” MISLEADING.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Visuals showing excavation of a 1200-year-old Buddha statue unearthed in Nepal.” FALSE.
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Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated the claim “Barack Obama holding a portrait of Lord Buddha !(PHOTO)” Altered.
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NewsMobile rated the claim “A 15 feet snake surrounds the statue of Lord Buddha in Nepal every year during rains” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Nepal government has printed currency notes with Buddha images” FALSE.
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India Today rated the claim “The Taliban government in Afghanistan has restored the Buddha statues in Bamiyan Valley.” Mostly false.
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India Today rated the claim “Video shows Akhilesh Yadav insulting Gautama Buddha at a public rally by not accepting an idol offered to him by party workers.” Half true.
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fact checker rated the claim “Every year here in the rain a 15 feet snake covers the statue of Lord Buddha. Watch this video to believe its truth.” False.
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News Mobile rated the claim “A 15 feet snake surrounds the statue of Buddha every year during rains” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Buddha statue washed away due to flooding in China in 2020” False.
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The majority of those who presented gave dates within 20 years either side of 400 BCE for the Buddha's death
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“I have not declared that the soul is one thing and the body another.”
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“The tongue is like a sharp knife, it kills without drawing blood; words in the hands of someone skilled can do more damage than a weapon in the hands of a warrior.”
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“Well, Lord, is the soul the same as the body, is the soul one thing and the body another?”
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“Potthapada, that is not conducive to the purpose, not conducive to Dhamma, not the way to embark on the holy life; it does not lead to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to calm, to higher knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbana. That is why I have not declared it.”
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Lord of Light, a novel by Roger Zelazny depicts a man in a far future Earth Colony who takes on the name and teachings of the Buddha
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Career landmark: Siddhārtha's farewell to Channa and Kanthaka.
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