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the many teachings of the Buddha have a single taste
everywhere, that of liberation. And as to the path by
which liberation is attained, Buddhists are fond of
quoting the verse (Udanavarga 28.1):
Not doing any evil, accomplishing what is
good,
Purifying one’s own mind: this is the teaching
of the Buddha.
See also: A gama/Nikaya; Apocrypha; Catalogues of
Scriptures; Councils, Buddhist; Languages; Scripture
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