Vigilance is the path to the deathless; heedlessness is the path of death
Appamādo amatapadaṃ, pamādo maccuno padaṃ
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The Buddha
Founder of Buddhism, born as Siddhartha Gautama around the 5th century BCE to the Shakya clan in northern India. He left palace life at twenty-nine, awakened at thirty-five, and taught the Four Noble Truths and the Path.
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The Buddha's Other Quotes
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It is hard to retain what you learn unless you practice it.
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