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    DHARMA FAQS

    May 21, 2019 2 minutes

    How much of the Buddha’s story do we know is true? Are we even sure there was such a person?

    The life of Siddhartha as it’s generally told is a mix of ordinary-life details, such as that he suffered from aches and pains in old age, and fantastical tales, such as that immediately after birth he

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