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| 36. First,
Siddhartha remembered his previous lives. Next, he saw how
beings are reborn according to the law of cause and effect,
or karma. He saw that good deeds lead the way, from suffering
to peace. Then he saw that the origin of suffering is being
greedy, which arises from thinking that we are more important
than everybody else. Finally, he became completely free from
thinking in a way that caused him any suffering. This freedom
is called nirvana. So, at the age of 35, Siddhartha became
the Buddha, the Supreme Enlightened One. |
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