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A Quote by Siddhartha Gautama Buddha on truth, lamp unto yourself, lamp, refuge, and inner guidance

Therefore, be ye lamps unto yourselves, be ye a refuge to yourselves. Hold fast to the truth as a lamp; hold fast as a refuge to the truth. Look not for refuge to anyone besides yourselves.

Siddhartha Gautama Buddha : Indian mystic, founder of Buddhism
Buddha (563 - 483 BC)
Source: Mahaparinirvana Sutra, 33 -Buddhist Suttas By T. W. Rhys Davids
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Meenakshi : Connection
over 3 years later
Meenakshi said

Alternative:

33. ”Therefore,
Ananda, be islands unto yourselves, refuges unto yourselves, seeking no
external refuge; with the Dhamma as your island, the Dhamma as your
refuge, seeking no other refuge.”

Source: Last Days of the Buddha: Mahaparinibbana Sutta‎ - Page 29 by Vajira,  Bodhi, Francis Story

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