Write the story of Angulimala and Buddha on the given outline
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Long ago - ancient India - Angulimala- the one wearing
a garland of fingers - struck terror - in forest - Buddha
passing by - Buddha stops - tells Angulimala that he
must stop - Angulimala asks what he should stop
Buddha says that he should stop killing - Angulimala
feels peace - he promises to be compassionate - he
becomes - Buddha's follower.
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[1] A disciple of the Buddha, who despite having killed nine-hundred and ninety-nine people, was able to purify his negative karma and attain arhathood. His story is seen as an example of the redemptive power of the Buddha's teaching and the universal human potential for spiritual progress, regardless of one's background.
The name Angulimala literally means "necklace of fingers". Before Angulima's conversion to Buddhism, he was on a deluded quest to kill one thousand people. Each time he killed a person, he would cut off one finger of his victim and add it to a necklace that he wore around his neck. Angulimala had already killed 999 people, and he was seeking his 1000th victim when he encountered the Buddha. He chased after the Buddha, intending to kill him, but instead the Buddha was able to persuade Angulima to give up his negative actions. Angulima became a disciple of Buddha and eventually reached arhathood.
It is said in the Angulimala Sutta:
Who once was heedless,
but later is not,
brightens the world
like the moon set free from a cloud.
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