How is it, Master Gotama: does all exist?”“‘All exists’: this, brahmin, is one extreme.” “Then, Master Gotama, does all not exist?” “‘All does not exist’: this, brahmin, is the second extreme. Without veering towards either of these extremes, the Tathāgata teaches the Dhamma by the middle….”

Shakyamuni Buddha (5c BCE-4c BCE), Gautama Buddha was a philosopher, mendicant, meditator, spiritual teacher, and religious leader who lived in Ancient India.