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The Buddha uses a simile of a kiṁsuka tree to explain the different perspectives of the bhikkhus on the purification of vision. He then shares a simile of a lord of the city to share the importance of the Noble Eightfold Path.

Then a certain bhikkhu approached another bhikkhu, and after approaching, he said to that bhikkhu: “To what extent, friend, is a bhikkhu’s |vision::realization [dassana]| |well purified::well cleansed, well refined [suvisuddha]|?”

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