Gautama the Buddha

absolute accept agnostic Ananda Anguttara answer ascetic asceticism Aśoka Atman attain become birth Brahmā Brahman Bṛhadaranyaka Buddha says Buddha's teaching Buddhist character conception consciousness creed death declare deeds Dhammapada dharma disciples divine doctrine effort eight-fold path empirical universe enlightenment eternal evil existence experience fire GAUTAMA THE BUDDHA gods happy heart highest HIND KITABS holiness human ignorance ime dhammā immortal India insight Jātaka kāma lives Lord Mahāparinibbāna Sutta Majjhima means meditation monks moral mystic Nāgārjuna name and form nature negative theology neti neti neti nirvana not-self Pāli passions peace perfect person Philosophy proclaim questions reality realization reason refuse religion religious Rg Veda Samkhya Samyutta Sariputta secrecy belongs sense silence Sinsapā sixth century B.C. skandhas Socrates sorrow soul suffering supreme Taittiriya Tathāgata taught tell things thought tion tradition truth tumhe Kālāmā Udāna universal spirit Upanisads Veda Vedic Vinaya vision wisdom words