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Buddhists are limited to following those teachings that they know of and of those, those that they want to follow. There is no compulsion to follow any, except enlightened self interest..Buddha only suggested that one could eliminate pain from one's life by eliminating desire. He then made suggestions as stated in the Eightfold Path.

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