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He who, having traversed this miry, perilous,
and delusive round of existence,
who has crossed over, and reached the other shore,
who is meditative, calm, free from doubt,
and, clinging to nothing, has attained to nibbāna:
him do I call a holy one. (Dpd 414)
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From Thought to Destiny: the eBook
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From Thought to Destiny: Conclusion
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From Thought to Destiny: The Pragmatics of Destiny
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From Thought to Destiny: Nirvana, the Perfection of Character 2/2
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From Thought to Destiny: Nirvana, the Perfection of Character 1/2
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From Thought to Destiny: Is Rebirth Verifiable?
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From Thought to Destiny: The Pragmatics of Rebirth.
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From Thought to Destiny: Buddhism with Beliefs.
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From Thought to Destiny: Rebirth
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