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A History of Sanskrit Literature c11.65

A History of Sanskrit Literature c11.65

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c11.65

The story of the temptation of Nachiketas to choose the goods of this world in preference to the highest knowledge is probably the prototype of the legend of the temptation of Buddha by Māra or Death. Both by resisting the temptation obtain enlightenment.