Enlightenment in Buddhism, a spiritual state marked by the absence of desire and suffering

“Like a flower in the summertime, so does our heart take refreshment and bloom. Our body is like a flower that blossoms and quickly withers. . . . Perish relentlessly and bloom once more, ye flowers who tremble and fall and turn to dust”.

–  Myths Encyclopedia/Myths and Legends of the World

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