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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GODS.
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the cause of omniscience and nirvana. There are in all fourteen stages by which the soul of man passes from the lowest state of bondage and ignorance to that of full illumination and godhood. These are described in the following tabulated form, together with their characteristic features in the column of remarks.
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