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Fake Buddha Stories

Things too complex to be treated as quotes — made-up stories usually involving extensive dialogue.

  • “One of his students asked Buddha, ‘Are you the messiah?’”
  • A man said to the Buddha, ‘I want Happiness.’
  • A poor man asked the Buddha, “Why am I so poor?”
  • Buddha was asked: “What have you gained from meditation?” The Buddha replied, “Nothing at all.”
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  • The man who spit on Buddha’s face
  • When Buddha had tea with Mara