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Oscar Niemeyer
Brazilian architect (1907-2012).
Born December 15th, 1907 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2012 at 104 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cardiac arrest). [ref]
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche