Ideas of Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), by Theme

[Indian, c.580 - 520 BCE, Born at Kapilavastu, in Nepal. A pupil was Ananda. The founder of Buddhism. aka Shakyamuni.]

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16. Persons / E. Rejecting the Self / 4. Denial of the Self

5517	Individuals don't exist, but are conventional names for sets of elements

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7600	The Buddha believed the gods would eventually disappear, and Nirvana was much higher [Armstrong,K]

7601	Life is suffering, from which only compassion, gentleness, truth and sobriety can save us