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C H A R A C T E R
CHARACTERSS- GAUTAMA BUDDHA
- KISA GOTAMI
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PLOT- THE BUDDHA PREACHED HIS FIRST SERMONN AT
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THE CITY OF BENARES, MOST HOLY OF THE DIPPING
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WISDOM ABOUTT ONE INSCRUTABLE KIND OF
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- HERE, THE BUDDHAA TELLS ABOUT THE UNIVERSALITYY
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