“Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.”

— Gautama Buddha

As quoted in Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing (2006) edited by Larry Chang, p. 193

This is actually a pithy modern-day 'summary' of the "Abhaya Sutta" (AN 4.184). It appears in "Buddha’s Little Instruction Book" by Jack Kornfield (p88).
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philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism -563–-483 BC

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