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Gautama Buddha
Gautama BuddhaPhilosophy and BuddhismAncient Indian563–483 BCE
"Peace comes from within; do not seek it without."
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Gautama Buddha was the founder of Buddhism and one of the most influential spiritual and ethical teachers in Asian history. Through teachings such as suffering, impermanence, liberation from attachment, and the Middle Way, he established a tradition that deeply influenced philosophy, ethics, meditation, and cultures across Asia and the world.
