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                                                                                                                               “Where is the Buddha?”
                               Chief Reverend back to teaching the dharma, one month after
                               Chief Reverend back to teaching the dharma, one month after
                                  undergoing a by-pass operation in Sydney, Australia.
                                  undergoing a by-pass operation in Sydney, Australia.
                         Seen with students from the University of New South Wales Buddhist Society, 1990. .
                         Seen with students from the University of New South Wales Buddhist Society, 1990
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