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‘The essence of all things is one and the same, perfectly calm and tranquil, and shows no sign of “becoming”; ignorance, however, is in its blindness and delusion oblivious of Enlightenment, and, on that account, cannot recognize truthfully all those conditions, differences, and activities which characterize the phenomena of the Universe.’—Ashvaghosha. The Awakening of Faith (Suzuki’s Translation).
