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93. The Buddha then entered into meditation, deeper and deeper, until his mind
was purely balanced and steadily focused. And then he passed away. Thus, the
Buddha, the Blessed One, had a�ained that final freedom known as nirvana. Soon
a�er the death of the Buddha a meeting of 500 arahants was held to collect together
all his teachings. They were memorised and handed down from one generation of
monks to the next. In this way, the teachings of the Buddha were not lost, and we
can still hear them today.

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