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“Not by birth does one become an outcaste, not by birth does one become a brahman.”

— Gautama Buddha, Sutta Nipata, The Group of Discourses, translated by K. R. Norman (Oxford, 2001)

About Gautama Buddha

563 BC – 483 BC

Teacher from ancient India whose teachings became the foundation of Buddhism. The Dhammapada, a collection of verses traditionally linked to his teaching, is among the best-known Buddhist texts.

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