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title: "7 Truth Buddhism Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The only "definitive truth" for Buddhism is the absolute negation of any one truth as the Definitive Truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/the-only-definitive-truth-for-buddhism-is-the-absolute-negation-of/)

[Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/)

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> [“It’s the oldest lesson. The first lesson. It's like the first noble truth of Buddhism - there's going to be suffering, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-febos/it-s-the-oldest-lesson-the-first-lesson-it-s-like-the-first-noble/)

[Melissa Febos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-febos/)

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> [From the first, in people and in things, there is no such thing as trash. These words point to the fundamental truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/soko-morinaga/from-the-first-in-people-and-in-things-there-is-no-such-thing-as/)

[Soko Morinaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/soko-morinaga/)

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> [“The first noble truth of Buddhism is that all life involves suffering. Aging, sickness, and loss are inevitable. And while life includes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/the-first-noble-truth-of-buddhism-is-that-all-life-involves-suffering/)

[Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/)

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> [Buddha himself taught different teachings to different people under different circumstances. For some people, there are beliefs based on a Creator. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/buddha-himself-taught-different-teachings-to-different-people-under/)

[Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/)

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> [What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-davis/what-is-science-but-the-pursuit-of-the-truth-what-is-buddhism-but/)

[Wade Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-davis/)

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> [“The first noble truth of Buddhism is that all life involves suffering.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/the-first-noble-truth-of-buddhism-is-that-all-life-involves-suffering-2/)

[Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/)

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