Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.— Siddhārtha Gautama
| English | present moment |
| Pali |
(paccupana) |
The Pali Canon was written down maybe 300–500 years after the Buddha taught, passed along as a bardic or oral tradition. He probably spoke a language similar to Pali. The culture he came from is not thought to have been literate.