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discriminate and spread his teachings



 to all. May they be nobles, beggars,




 murderers, or cannibals Buddha



 taught them all. After hearing news



 of  his son’s awakening, the King




 asked him to return on ten occasions.



 On the initial nine, the messengers



 did not retur n and joined in   a two month journey on foot he did




 Siddhartha’s pilgrimage and became   not stop teaching the dharma as he



 arahants. The tenth however led by   went. When he returned he spread




 a childhood friend of  Siddhartha   his teachings to his family and many



 delivered the message. Two years   cousins of  Siddhartha joined him on




 had passed since his awakening, and   his quest.



 Buddha agreed to return. By making
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