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in inward change of heart to be brought about by the practice of self-culture and self-control.

II

  1. Their reverence for him became so unbounded that they at once surrendered to him and requested him to accept them as his disciples.

  2. The Buddha admitted them into his order by uttering the formula “Ehi Bhikkave” (come in Bhikkus). They were known as the Panchavargiya Bhikkus.