Through not seeing the Four Noble truths
Long was the weary path from birth to birth.
When these are known, removed is rebirth’s cause,
The root of sorrow plucked; then ends rebirth.

Buddha Shakyamuni

Mahaparinirvana Sutra

quoted in the book Buddha My Refuge: Contemplation of the Buddha Based on the Pali Suttas


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