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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 Gayā 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 Mahāyāna sūtras.

Buddhism evolved into a variety of traditions and practices, represented by Theravāda, Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna, 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 has grown more prominent in Southeast and East Asia.

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Embracing Energy Beyond Thought Constraints

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Buddha, Practice, Dogen
Nov 22 1998
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Dogen's Zen: Stillness and Shift

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Seminar_Dogen

Posture, Buddhism, Buddha
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Unveiling Zen: Sit, Inquire, Realize

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Seminar_Dogen

Buddha, Meditation, Dogen
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Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Embrace Uncertainty, Find Enlightenment

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Sesshin

Practice, Buddha, Buddhism
Nov 07 1998
Johanneshof

Zen Mind: Needing Nothing, Embracing All

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Sesshin

Buddha, Practice, Zazen
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Johanneshof

Zen Balance: Tradition Meets Transformation

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Sesshin

Buddha, Posture, Practice
Nov 07 1998
Johanneshof

Embodied Connection in Modern Sangha

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Sangha, Practice, Buddha
Oct 24 1998
Freiburg

Vows Over Karma: Zen's Path

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Seminar_The_Three-Jewels

Buddha, Vow, Time
Oct 02 1998
Berlin

Embodying Dharma: Zen's Living Art

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Seminar_The_Three-Jewels

Practice, Buddha, Time
Oct 02 1998
Berlin

Embracing Interdependence Through Presence

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Seminar_The_Three-Jewels

Time, Buddhism, Buddha
Oct 02 1998
Berlin

Boundaryless Mindfulness: Unveiling Impermanence

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Seminar_The_Three-Jewels

Buddha, Practice, Breath
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Berlin

Anchoring Presence: The Power of Buddha

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Johanneshof

Zen Beyond Monastery Walls

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Liberating the Mind Through Zen

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Beyond Self: Weaving Interconnection

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Sesshin

Breath, Practice, Buddha
Jul 04 1998
Roseburg

Breath as Path to Presence

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Breath, Practice, Buddha
Jul 03 1998
Hamburg

Interconnected Selfhood in Zen Practice

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Buddha, Dogen, Koan
Jun 26 1998
Wien

Consciousness Unbound: Zen's Living Presence

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Sesshin

Practice, Buddha, Enlightenment
May 23 1998
Johanneshof

Buddhism and Therapy: Beyond Self

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Buddhism_and-Psychotherapy

Buddha, Separation, Work
May 20 1998
Schlierbach

Realms of Mindful Transformation

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Seminar_Buddhism_and_Psychotherapy

Buddha, Work, Buddhism
May 20 1998
Schlierbach

Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy: Transformative Paths

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Seminar_Buddhism_and_Psychotherapy

Buddha, Separation, Work
May 20 1998
Schlierbach

Transcending Thought: Zen's Hidden Order

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Sesshin

Practice, Time, Buddha
Apr 1998
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Beyond Perception: The Path Unseen

Serial: RB-01017

Workshop_The_Power_and_Neccessity_of_Views

Practice, Breath, Buddha
Sep 1997

Trusting Emptiness: Zen's Transformative Path

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Practice-Week

Vow, Buddhism, Buddha
May 1997
Johanneshof

Finding Trust Through Zen Refuge

Serial: RB-01579

Practice-Week

Anger, Practice, Buddha
May 1997
Johanneshof

May 1997 talk, Serial No. 01582, Side A

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Practice-Week

Precepts, Practice, Buddha
May 1997
Johanneshof

Embracing Buddha Nature Through Practice

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Practice-Week

Buddha, Buddha Nature, Intention
May 1997
Johanneshof

Lineage as Living Wisdom Practice

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Practice-Period_Talks

Sixth Patriarch, Buddha, Practice
Apr 06 1997
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Awakening Beyond Polishing the Tile

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Practice-Period_Talks

Meditation, Time, Buddha
Apr 02 1997
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Aligning Presence in Zen Practice

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Sesshin

Manjushri, Practice, Buddha
1997
Roseburg

Awaken to Jewel Mirror Consciousness

Meditation, Time, Buddha
1997
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Zen Harmony: Proportion Over Measure

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Sesshin

Buddha, Practice, Time
Nov 1996
Johanneshof

Embodied Awareness in Zen Practice

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Sesshin

Buddha, Practice, Time
Nov 1996
Johanneshof

Mindful Alchemy: Transforming Ego's Functioning

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Sesshin

Practice, Buddha, Consciousness
Nov 1996
Johanneshof

Interconnectedness through Zen's Doubtful Vision

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Buddha, Faith, Practice
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Blissful Cognition in Zen Practice

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Seminar

Buddha, Consciousness, Work
May 1996
Münster

Awakening: Cultivating Unconstructed Consciousness

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Seminar

Buddha, Intention, Consciousness
May 1996
Münster

Embracing Bliss Through Zen Meditation

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Sesshin

Buddha, Practice, Concentration
Apr 1996
Roseburg

Embodied Dignity Through Zazen Practice

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Sesshin

Buddha, Practice, Consciousness
Apr 1996
Roseburg

Beyond Traditions: Zen's Hidden Nourishments

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Sesshin

Buddha, Practice, Koan
Apr 1996
Roseburg

Embodied Wisdom in Zen Practice

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Sesshin

Buddha, Practice, Posture
Apr 07 1995
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Embodied Presence Through Zen Practice

Serial: RB-00926

Seminar_Mindfulness

Intention, Mindfulness, Buddha
Feb 1995
Chiemsee

Precepts as Pillars in Zen Practice

Serial: RB-00919

Sesshin

Precepts, Buddha, Practice
Dec 07 1994
Crestone Zen Mountain Center

Zen Simplicity: Path to Enlightenment

Serial: RB-00906B

Sesshin

Buddha, Meditation, Vow
Sep 1994
Roseburg

Awakening Consciousness Through Interconnection

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Sesshin

Practice, Buddha, Buddhism
May 1994
Roseburg

Dreams and Reality: Zen Oneness

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Sesshin

Buddha, Practice, Buddhism
May 1994
Roseburg

Embodying Wisdom: The Heart Sutra Journey

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Emptiness, Buddha, Culture
Feb 1994
Chiemsee

Living Koans: Awakening Through Sangha

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Practice, Koan, Buddha
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München

Catching Dragons: Unconventional Zen Paths

Buddha Nature, Practice, Buddha
1994
Berlin

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