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LINER NOTES: In the Ariyapariyesana, “The Noble Search” (one of the more famous autobiographical narratives from the sutra collections), the Buddha recounts his departure from home in search of the truth, his tutelage with other teachers and his enlightenment. Referring to himself as a bodhisattva (an early occurrence of the term), and portraying enlightenment as the outcome of long reflection rather than an ecstatic moment of revelation, the Budhha describes, in terms both simple and sober, the bodhisattva path to nirvana.