Spiritual Tradition

Buddhist

Awakening through stillness and the cessation of craving

History

Founded by Siddhartha Gautama (c. 563 — 483 BCE) in northern India, the Buddhist tradition spread across Asia in three major streams: Theravada in the south, Mahayana through China and Japan, and Vajrayana in Tibet. Each preserves the core insight that suffering arises from craving and that liberation comes through the Eightfold Path.

Four Noble Truths

Eightfold Path

Anatta (no-self)

Anicca (impermanence)

Nirvana

Sages & Mystics of this Tradition

Gautama Buddha

563 BCE — 483 BCE

Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, was a spiritual teacher from ancient India. He founded Buddhism, teaching a path to liberation from suffering. His teachings focus on ethical conduct, mental d

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Voices from this Tradition

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

— Gautama Buddha

The tongue, when it is injured, makes a bad smell; the body, when it is injured, makes a bad smell; the mind, when it is injured, makes a bad smell.

— Gautama Buddha

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

— Gautama Buddha

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

— Gautama Buddha

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

— Gautama Buddha

The body is a temple, but the mind is its god.

— Gautama Buddha