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And he thought: "How is it possible that I could have been so stupid? You cannot realize the arhat or enlightened state of liberation if you are attached to someone, even someone as great as Lord Mahavira." At that instant, Gautam, saw why Lord Mahavira had sent him away, first for the meditators and then at the time of his death, and he then fully realized the supreme Self of total enlightenment.
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