The worlds originate so that truth may come and dwell therein.

Do not accept anything simply because it has been said by your teacher, or because it has been written in your sacred books, or because it has been believed by many, or because it has been handed down by your ancestors. Accept and live only according to what will enable you to see truth face to face.

To have everything is to possess nothing.

The easiest beneficence is a smile. The simplest release is to have a vegetarian meal.

Much though he recites the sacred texts, but acts not accordingly, that heedless man is like a cowherd who only counts the cows of others - he does not partake of the blessings of the holy life.

A good friend who points out mistakes is to be respected, as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure.

(They) were responsible for spreading the Buddhist religion throughout India and East Asia.