... and new-born son. He even went so far as to name his son, "Rahula" or "fetter" (this all in his life before his search for peace). The chains that bore him together in his present life would be broken and so he went on in his journey to attain enlightenment or Nirvana, first exploring asceticism and Hinduism until eventually finding ... ...

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... multiple Gnostic themes, including the view that Jesus only appeared to be human, along with the more startling belief that Jesus: himself did not suffer death, but Simon being compelled, bore the cross in his stead; so that this latter being transfigured by him, that he might be thought to be Jesus, was crucified, through ignorance and error, while Jesus himself ... ...

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