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She stared at the mirror in shock. The face that looked back at her looked nothing like the one she had seen her whole life. She ran her fingers through her beautiful hair and felt a tear run down her flawless cheeks. Throughout all her life, she was ridiculed for her appearance. All the riches that had surrounded her weren’t enough to shield her from the sting of the words spat at her. On this night, she had hoped to end the pain once in for all. She looked down at the rope she had thought would bring her peace. In a way it did, but not how she thought it would. The man had left as quickly as he arrived. He said nothing but left her with a sense of awe as he sent forth divine magic into her body. The wounds along her neck were healed and the fire in her heart was reignited. Virupa looked around at the room she had been forced to stay in for so long. She thought on all the hateful words her husband said to her during their marriage. The look on his face when he saw her for the...

Mahaprajapati us Admitted to the Community The Queen, Mahaprajapti wanted to relinquish her royal life and live with the Buddha and others in their righteous community. She tried several times to ask the Buddha for admittance into the city, but he refused her each time. After some time, Ananda was able to convince Buddha to allow her and other women into the community. However, the Buddha then declared that their true faith would only last half as long as it would have if they had not allowed women in. The Buddha Exposes the Imposters Hermits arrived at the city and were trying to sway people away from the Buddha's message. The Buddha was informed of this and commanded that a hall be built in seven days that he will compete against them at. While the hall was being built, one of the hermits deceived the King and made him cut his brother's hands and feet off. However, the Buddha was able to use his disciple to heal him. The Buddha then faced the hermits and defeated them. He...

Trapusha and Bhallika The Buddha went and meditated under a tree. After a week, he went and traveled for three additional weeks. During this time, the Buddha attained perfect knowledge. He was eventually met by Mara who tried to lead him down a bad path. Mara told him that he should snuff out his flame and enter Nirvana. The Buddha told Mara that he would not so that he could teach disciples and help the world. The Buddha is Prepared to Preach the Doctrine The Buddha was trying to figure out how to teach people his doctrine. He had doubts that the people of the world would be able to understand his message. As a result, he considered not teaching them and entering Nirvana. Brahma is distressed at these happenings and descends from the sky to face the Buddha. This convinces the Buddha to teach the world his doctrine. The Buddha Leaves for Benares The Buddha tries to think of someone to be the first to receive his message. And considers Rama's son, but learns that he died seve...