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| 86. Ananda
felt that the Buddha was really leaving him this time, and
he felt deep grief in his heart. So he left the Buddha, and
went to an isolated place among trees to cry. He thought:
"Unlike the other monks, I still have not reached the
stage of an arahant, and I shall lose my compassionate master
forever, and be left alone." His face became flooded
with tears. When the other monks told the Buddha that Ananda
was weeping in a hidden place, the Buddha asked them to bring
Ananda back. |
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