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Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha (lit. 'the awakened one'), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism. According to Buddhist legends, he was born in Lumbini, in what is now Nepal, to royal parents of the Shakya clan, but renounced his home life to live as a wandering ascetic. After leading a life of mendicancy, asceticism, and meditation, he attained nirvana at Bodh Gaya in what is now India. The Buddha then wandered through the lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, teaching and building a monastic order. Buddhist tradition holds he died in Kushinagar and reached parinirvana ("final release from conditioned existence").

According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence and severe asceticism, leading to freedom from ignorance, craving, rebirth, and suffering. His core teachings are summarized in the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind that includes ethical training and kindness toward others, and meditative practices such as sense restraint, mindfulness, dhyana (meditation proper). Another key element of his teachings are the concepts of the five skandhas and dependent origination, describing how all dharmas (both mental states and concrete 'things') come into being, and cease to be, depending on other dharmas, lacking an existence on their own svabhava).

While in the Nikayas he frequently refers to himself as the Tathāgata, the earliest attestation of the title Buddha is from the 3rd century BCE, meaning 'Awakened One' or 'Enlightened One'. His teachings were compiled by the Buddhist community in the Vinaya, his codes for monastic practice, and the Sutta Piṭaka, a compilation of teachings based on his discourses. These were passed down in Middle Indo-Aryan dialects through an oral tradition. Later generations composed additional texts, such as systematic treatises known as Abhidharma, biographies of the Buddha, collections of stories about his past lives known as Jataka tales, and additional discourses, i.e., the Mahayana sutras.

Buddhism evolved into a variety of traditions and practices, represented by Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana, and spread beyond the Indian subcontinent. While Buddhism declined in India, and mostly disappeared after the 8th century CE due to a lack of popular and economic support, Buddhism is more prominent in Southeast and East Asia.

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Sitting Meditation as a Service and a Gift for All Beings - Part One

Buddha, Practice, Meditation
Mar 08 2025
No Abode Hermitage

What's the Point? - Part One

Practice, Buddha, Compassion
Dec 14 2024
AM
No Abode Hermitage

What's the Point? - Part Two

Compassion, Buddha, Practice
Dec 14 2024
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Another Few Little Steps Into The Flower Treasury Array Of Oceans Of Worlds

A Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community

Enlightenment, Buddha, Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, Evil, Lotus Sutra,...
Jul 15 2023
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Just Sitting

A Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for a gathering of the No Abode community

Karma, Buddha, Emotions, Anger, confusion, Observe, Enemies
May 06 2023
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Embodied Faith and Dynamic Doubt

Buddha, Vow, Intimacy
Jan 25 2023

Unspoken Bonds of Zen Practice

Buddha, Zazen, Precepts
Jan 19 2023

Compassionate Paths to Buddhahood

Buddha, Compassion, Bodhisattva
Jan 13 2023

Selfless Giving in Zen Practice

Buddha, Practice, Bodhisattva
Dec 03 2022

November 12th, 2021, Serial No. 04594

Compassion, Buddha, Karmic Consciousness
Nov 12 2021

October 20th, 2021, Serial No. 04576

Compassion, Buddha, Pain
Oct 20 2021

October 13th, 2021, Serial No. 04575

Compassion, Suffering, Buddha
Oct 13 2021

July 10th, 2021, Serial No. 04565

Compassion, Buddha, Practice
Jul 10 2021

June 12th, 2021, Serial No. 04562

Generosity, Evil, Buddha
Jun 12 2021

May 5th, 2021, Serial No. 04560

Zazen, Buddha, Practice
May 05 2021

April 14th, 2021, Serial No. 04559

Buddha, Practice, Evil
Apr 14 2021

January 27th, 2021, Serial No. 04548

Lotus Sutra, Time, Buddha
Jan 27 2021

January 26th, 2021, Serial No. 04547

Lotus Sutra, Buddha, Practice
Jan 26 2021

January 11th, 2021, Serial No. 04534

Lotus Sutra, Study, Buddha
Jan 11 2021

November 21st, 2020, Serial No. 04531

Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Practice
Nov 21 2020

No Abode Lay Disciples Gathering

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of lay-ordained disciples.

Lotus Sutra, Time, Buddha
Nov 07 2020
Zoom

November 7th, 2020, Serial No. 04530

Lotus Sutra, Time, Buddha
Nov 07 2020

Gazing at a Tree for Ten Eons

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community.

Lotus Sutra, Buddha, Practice
Oct 17 2020
Zoom

October 17th, 2020, Serial No. 04529

Buddha, Lotus Sutra, Practice
Oct 17 2020

Buddha Dharma Wants To Be Criticized

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community.

Buddha, Practice, Transmission
Sep 05 2020
Zoom

May 16th, 2020, Serial No. 04526

Vow, Buddha, Practice
May 16 2020

No Abode Virtual Gathering

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community via Zoom.

Zoom, Buddha, Vow, Practice
May 16 2020
Zoom

May 2nd, 2020, Serial No. 04525

Buddha, Compassion, Precepts
May 02 2020

Caring for Everything as Awakening

A virtual Dharma talk by Tenshin Roshi for an online gathering of the No Abode Community via Zoom.

Zoom, Coronavirus, Buddha, Precepts, Compassion
May 02 2020
Zoom

February 24th, 2020, Serial No. 04519

Buddha, Practice, Bowing
Feb 24 2020

February 16th, 2020, Serial No. 04517

Practice, Buddha, Vow
Feb 16 2020

November 17th, 2019, Serial No. 04496

Precepts, Buddha, Buddha Mind
Nov 17 2019

Stories of Enlightenment

In our class this fall we will contemplate and converse about several stories of Zen practice and enlightenment. Our contemplation and conversations will naturally bring up questions and concerns...

YRB-2019-Fall, Buddha, Doubt, Freedom
Oct 31 2019
5/7
The Yoga Room

July 21st, 2019, Serial No. 04492

Buddha, Suffering, Practice
Jul 21 2019

July 13th, 2019, Serial No. 04490

Compassion, Buddha, Consciousness
Jul 13 2019

Buddhas Converse: Unity in Duality

Practice, Buddha, Daily Life
Apr 01 2019

March 17th, 2019, Serial No. 04474

Buddha, Consciousness, Stillness
Mar 17 2019

March 16th, 2019, Serial No. 04473

true dharma, Buddha, Vow
Mar 16 2019

March 7th, 2019, Serial No. 04471

Zazen, Buddha, Concentration
Mar 07 2019

March 4th, 2019, Serial No. 04470

Buddha, Suffering, Zazen
Mar 04 2019

February 17th, 2019, Serial No. 04465

Buddha Mind, Stillness, Buddha
Feb 17 2019

February 2nd, 2019, Serial No. 04464

Buddha Mind, Buddha, Practice
Feb 02 2019

January 2019 talk, Serial No. 04462

Intimacy, Buddha Mind, Buddha
Jan 2019

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Bodhidharma, Buddha
Jul 31 2018
6/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Buddha, Delusion
Jul 10 2018
3/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Buddha, Mindfulness
Jul 03 2018
2/7
The Yoga Room

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Buddha Nature, Buddha, Karmic Consciousness
Jun 26 2018
1/7
The Yoga Room

The Womb of the Tathagata #2: Introducing the Brahma's Net Sutra

Introducing the Brahma's Net Sutra: https://www.tinyurl.com/Brahma-Net

Buddha Nature, Platform Sutra, Precepts, Buddha, Platform Sutra, Bodhisattva Precepts...
May 12 2018
PM
No Abode Hermitage

The Womb of the Tathagata #2: Introducing the Brahma's Net Sutra

Introducing the Brahma's Net Sutra: https://www.tinyurl.com/Brahma-Net

Platform Sutra, Bodhisattva Precepts, Nirvana Sutra, Confession-and-Repentance, ...
May 12 2018
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Zen Meditation - Sitting in the Middle of Fierce Flames

YRB-2018-Spring, Wisdom, Time, Buddha
Apr 25 2018
7 of 7
The Yoga Room

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