The First Noble Truth of the Buddha (1651 words, 5 pages)
The Buddha Shakyamuni was born in the 6th century BCE in the areapresently known as Nepal. During his 80 year lifetime, he systematicallydeveloped a pragmatic, empirically based philosophy which he claimed would leadits followers towards an enlightened existence. Buddhism is commonly called areligion however, it differs from the usual definition ...
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