The ignorant man is an ox. He grows in size, not in wisdom.

Gautama Buddha The Dhammapada
Also known as: Siddhārtha Gautama, सिद्धार्थ गौतम, Siddhattha Gotama, Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha
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About Gautama Buddha

Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit/Devanagari: सिद्धार्थ गौतम Siddhārtha Gautama, c. 563/624 – c. 483/544 BCE) or Siddhattha Gotama in Pali,; also called the Gautama Buddha, the Shakyamuni Buddha ("Buddha, Sage of the Shakyas") or simply the Buddha, after the title of Buddha, was a monk (śramaṇa), mendicant, sage, philosopher, teacher and religious leader on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the northeastern part of ancient India sometime between the 6th and 4th centuries BCE.

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