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Buddhism
The Buddha
The Physician of Suffering · Ancient India, c. 5th century BC
The Buddha turns attention toward suffering, craving, discipline, compassion, and liberation.
- Suffering
- Craving
- Mindfulness
- Compassion
- Liberation
Life
Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, became the central figure of Buddhism. He left no authored text, so Nexus treats him through ancient teaching collections and later public-domain compilers rather than direct major works.
The question
“What must be understood before suffering can loosen its grip?”
Argued against
Attachment, ignorance, restless desire, cruelty, and sleepwalking through life.
Why The Buddha matters
The Buddha gives Nexus a major tradition of moral psychology and spiritual discipline, built around attention, suffering, and transformation.
Where to start
Dhammapada A concise ancient-source entry into Buddhist ethics and discipline.
Works
- Dhammapada Aphorisms · Intermediate Verses on mind, desire, suffering, discipline, compassion, and the path of liberation.
- The Gospel of Buddha Formative text · Intermediate A narrative compilation of the Buddha's life and teachings.
Quests with The Buddha
- Eastern Wisdom A quieter discipline of strategy, restraint, attention, and liberation from craving. Eastern Wisdom Quest