The Buddha
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The Buddha, seeing him bruised, bloody, and weeping, smiles and tells him he must bear it.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Buddha -- who renounced material wealth to embrace and preach a life of non-attachment -- founded a religion that now has more than 500 million adherents.
From Barron's ● Jan. 3, 2026
The Buddha survived, but the coral tree that shaded it was gone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
People's desperation for hope is what prompted Emma Rice to bring The Buddha of Suburbia to the stage.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2024
The Buddha walked away and his look and half-smile remained imprinted on Siddhartha’s memory forever.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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