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Buddhism Quotes by Swami Vivekananda
- Buddha taught kindness towards lower beings; and since then there has not been a sect in India that has not taught charity to all beings,…
- Hinduism threw away Buddhism after taking its sap. The attempt of all the Southern Acharyas was to effect a reconciliation between the two. Shankaracharya's teaching…
- Hindus believe in God positively. Buddhism does not try to know whether He is or not.
- Present-day Hinduism and Buddhism were growths from the same branch. Buddhism degenerated, and Shankara lopped it off!
- Modern Hinduism, modern Jainism, and Buddhism branched off at the same time. For some period, each seemed to have wanted to outdo the others in…
- The Buddhist tenet, "Non-killing is supreme virtue", is very good, but in trying to enforce it upon all by legislation without paying any heed to…
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- Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar. — Karen Armstrong
- And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort of philosophy… — Alan Ball
- My faith foundation works to bring about a greater respect and understanding between different faiths. We basically work with six popular religions… — Tony Blair
- Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- I make a distinction between Buddhism with a Capital 'B' and buddhism with a small 'b'. Sri Lanka has the former, in… — Sulak Sivaraksa
- Buddhism regards all living creatures as being endowed with the Buddha nature and the potential to become Buddhas. That's why Buddhism teaches… — Hsuan Hua
- To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves. — Dogen
- The first precept in Buddhism is "Do not kill." This precept is not merely a legalistic prohibition, but a realization of our… — Unknown Author
- In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power… — Nhat Hanh
- Mindfulness is Buddha's word for meditation. By mindfulness he means: you should always remain alert, watchful. You should always remain present. Not… — Rajneesh
- Come back to square one, just the minimum bare bones. Relaxing with the present moment, relaxing with hopelessness, relaxing with death, not… — Pema Chodron
- Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche