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  1. Book search result icon The Karma of Questions Glossary
     … Tathāgata: Literally, “one who is truly gone (tatha-gata)” or “one who has become authentic (tatha-āgata),” an epithet used in ancient India for a person who has attained the highest religious goal. In Buddhism, it usually denotes the Buddha, although occasionally it also denotes any of his arahant disciples. Vinaya: The monastic discipline, whose rules and traditions comprise six volumes in printed text.
  2. Book search result icon The Karma of Questions “When you know for yourselves … ”
     … You may definitely hold, ‘This is not the Dhamma, this is not the Vinaya, this is not the Teacher’s instruction.’ “As for the dhammas of which you may know, ‘These dhammas lead to utter disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to calm, to direct knowledge, to self-awakening, to unbinding’: You may definitely hold, ‘This is the Dhamma, this is the Vinaya, this is … 
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