Shakyamuni Buddha passed away around 486 BC at the age of eighty. Although
he has left the world, the spirit of his kindness and compassion remains.
The Buddha realized that that he was not the first to become a Buddha.
"There have been many Buddhas before me and will be many Buddhas in the
future," The Buddha recalled to his disciples. "All living beings have
the Buddha nature and can become Buddhas." For this reason, he taught the
way to Buddhahood.
The two main goals of Buddhism are getting to know ourselves and learning
the Buddha's teachings. To know who we are, we need to understand that
we have two natures. One is called our ordinary nature, which is
made up of unpleasant feelings such as fear, anger, and jealousy. The other
is our true nature,
the part of us that is pure, wise, and perfect.
In Buddhism, it is called the Buddha nature. The only difference
between us and the Buddha is that we have not awakened to our true nature.
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