All conditioned things are subject to decay; strive on with diligence
Vayadhammā saṅkhārā, appamādena sampādetha
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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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