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24: Angulimala - A Buddhist story about the one person everyone had given up on.
His name meant garland of fingers.He had earned it.Nine hundred and ninety-nine people.One short of a thousand.The Buddha heard about this - and walked straight toward him. Alone. Past every warning. Past every person who grabbed his sleeve and said - not that road.What happened when Angulimala finally caught up with a monk who was only walking, is one of the most surprising moments in all of Buddhist teaching.
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