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A - K. Sources Signs of the Buddha's eventual career Beginning of the quest for the truth The Buddha's practice. For all the discussion on the two paths of salvation- the gradual and the instant — and the various ways of in- terpreting ...
A - K. Sources Signs of the Buddha's eventual career Beginning of the quest for the truth The Buddha's practice. For all the discussion on the two paths of salvation- the gradual and the instant — and the various ways of in- terpreting ...
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A - K. Conver- sion of members of the Buddha's family The Buddha's attempt to recover his health Final conversa- tions with Ananda and other monks The Buddha. The Buddha spent about three months in the Vārānasi / Benares region . During ...
A - K. Conver- sion of members of the Buddha's family The Buddha's attempt to recover his health Final conversa- tions with Ananda and other monks The Buddha. The Buddha spent about three months in the Vārānasi / Benares region . During ...
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... Buddha in his fully realized state beyond the bonds of mortality . Carved stonework preserved from the 2nd century BC onward , especially from the ancient stupas of Bharhut and Sañchi in India , reveals the total identity of the great ...
... Buddha in his fully realized state beyond the bonds of mortality . Carved stonework preserved from the 2nd century BC onward , especially from the ancient stupas of Bharhut and Sañchi in India , reveals the total identity of the great ...
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