--- title: "30 Buddhism Quotes By Dogen" description: "30 Buddhism quotes by Dogen. Plus more from Dogen and more Buddhism sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/dogen-2979_aware_do-not-think-you-will-necessarily-be-awa_2618538.jpg" --- > [Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/do-not-think-you-will-necessarily-be-aware-of-your-own-enlightenment/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/dogen-2979_aware_do-not-think-you-will-necessarily-be-awa_2618538.jpg) > [Practice and enlightenment are not two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/practice-and-enlightenment-are-not-two/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/dogen-2979_buddhism_practice-and-enlightenment-are-not-two-8_873986.jpg) > [Do not practice buddha-dharma with the thought that it is to benefit others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/do-not-practice-buddha-dharma-with-the-thought-that-it-is-to-benefit/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/dogen-2979_benefits_do-not-practice-buddha-dharma-with-the-t_385992.jpg) > [Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/enlightenment-is-intimacy-with-all-things/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/dogen-2979_all-things_enlightenment-is-intimacy-with-all-thing_3144340.jpg) > [Just study Buddhism. Don't follow the sentiments of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/just-study-buddhism-don-t-follow-the-sentiments-of-the-world/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/dogen-2979_buddhism_just-study-buddhism-don-t-follow-the-sen_442271.jpg) > [Inside the treasury of the dharma eye a single grain of dust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/inside-the-treasury-of-the-dharma-eye-a-single-grain-of-dust/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86d/dogen-2979_buddhism_inside-the-treasury-of-the-dharma-eye-a_2328007.jpg) > [I haven't got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/i-haven-t-got-any-buddhism-i-live-by-letting-things-happen/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e39/dogen-2979_buddhism_i-haven-t-got-any-buddhism-i-live-by-let_2303268.jpg) > [People who truly follow the Way would do well to conceal the fact that they are Buddhists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/people-who-truly-follow-the-way-would-do-well-to-conceal-the-fact/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/dogen-2979_buddhism_people-who-truly-follow-the-way-would-do_2104139.jpg) > [ Know that the true dharma emerges of itself \[during the practice of zazen\], clearing away hindrances and distractions. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/know-that-the-true-dharma-emerges-of-itself-during-the-practice-of/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42b/dogen-2979_buddhism_know-that-the-true-dharma-emerges-of-its_2513354.jpg) > [An ancient buddha said, “Mountains are mountains; waters are waters.” These words do not mean mountains are mountains; they mean mountains are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/an-ancient-buddha-said-mountains-are-mountains-waters-are-waters/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f52/dogen-2979_ancient_an-ancient-buddha-said-mountains-are-mou_866334.jpg) > [There is no beginning to practice nor end to enlightenment; There is no beginning to enlightenment nor end to practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/there-is-no-beginning-to-practice-nor-end-to-enlightenment-there-is/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/559/dogen-2979_buddhism_there-is-no-beginning-to-practice-nor-en_324059.jpg) > [To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/to-study-buddhism-is-to-study-ourselves-to-study-ourselves-is-to/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/dogen-2979_buddhism_to-study-buddhism-is-to-study-ourselves_1369520.jpg) > [Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/working-with-plants-trees-fences-and-walls-if-they-practice-sincerely/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/dogen-2979_buddhism_working-with-plants-trees-fences-and-wal_239492.jpg) > [Since it is the practice of enlightenment, that practice has no beginning and since it is enlightenment within the practice, that realization…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/since-it-is-the-practice-of-enlightenment-that-practice-has-no/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4e/dogen-2979_buddhism_since-it-is-the-practice-of-enlightenmen_2964236.jpg) > [“If you attain unsurpassable, complete enlightenment, all sentient beings also attain it. The reason is that all sentient beings are aspects of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/if-you-attain-unsurpassable-complete-enlightenment-all-sentient/) [Dōgen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/320/dogen-2979_buddhism_if-you-attain-unsurpassable-complete-enl_194501.jpg) > [The coming and going of birth and death is a painting. Unsurpassed enlightenment is a painting. The entire phenomenal universe and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/the-coming-and-going-of-birth-and-death-is-a-painting-unsurpassed/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1f/dogen-2979_artist_the-coming-and-going-of-birth-and-death_812053.jpg) > [ “Only those who have the great capacity of genuine trust can enter this realm \[the realm of the buddhas\]. Those who have… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/only-those-who-have-the-great-capacity-of-genuine-trust-can-enter/) [Dōgen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dac/dogen-2979_buddhism_only-those-who-have-the-great-capacity-o_1309325.jpg) > [Students of the Way must not study Buddhism for the sake of themselves. They must study Buddhism only for the sake of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/students-of-the-way-must-not-study-buddhism-for-the-sake-of/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/dogen-2979_body_students-of-the-way-must-not-study-buddh_705070.jpg) > [All that's visible springs from causes intimate to you. While walking, sitting, lying down, the body itself is complete truth. If someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/all-that-s-visible-springs-from-causes-intimate-to-you-while-walking/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b5/dogen-2979_asks_all-that-s-visible-springs-from-causes-i_1423310.jpg) > [In the assemblies of the enlightened ones there have been many cases of mastering the Way bringing forth the heart of plants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/in-the-assemblies-of-the-enlightened-ones-there-have-been-many-cases/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5c/dogen-2979_assembly_in-the-assemblies-of-the-enlightened-one_644575.jpg) > [Whenever learners or those beyond learning awaken the mind, for the first time they plant one buddha-nature. Working with the four elements…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/whenever-learners-or-those-beyond-learning-awaken-the-mind-for-the/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f75/dogen-2979_body_whenever-learners-or-those-beyond-learni_155596.jpg) > [As I study both the exoteric and the esoteric schools of Buddhism, they maintain that human beings are endowed with Dharma-nature by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/as-i-study-both-the-exoteric-and-the-esoteric-schools-of-buddhism/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/dogen-2979_age_as-i-study-both-the-exoteric-and-the-eso_2488425.jpg) > [To study the Way is to study the Self. To study the Self is to forget the self. To forget the self…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/to-study-the-way-is-to-study-the-self-to-study-the-self-is-to-forget-2/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/dogen-2979_all-things_to-study-the-way-is-to-study-the-self-to_2406694.jpg) > [Studying the Buddha way is studying oneself. Studying oneself is forgetting oneself. Forgetting oneself is being enlightened by all things. Being enlightened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/studying-the-buddha-way-is-studying-oneself-studying-oneself-is/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/dogen-2979_all-things_studying-the-buddha-way-is-studying-ones_636606.jpg) > [The one and only thing required is to free oneself from the bondage of mind and body alike, putting the Buddha's own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/the-one-and-only-thing-required-is-to-free-oneself-from-the-bondage/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/dogen-2979_body_the-one-and-only-thing-required-is-to-fr_2182718.jpg) > [There is a simple way to become buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached to birth and death, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/there-is-a-simple-way-to-become-buddha-when-you-refrain-from/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/dogen-2979_action_there-is-a-simple-way-to-become-buddha-w_583494.jpg) > [Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/set-aside-all-involvements-and-let-the-myriad-things-rest-zazen-is/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/dogen-2979_buddhism_set-aside-all-involvements-and-let-the-m_85299.jpg) > [To study the buddha way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self. To forget the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/to-study-the-buddha-way-is-to-study-the-self-to-study-the-self-is-to/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/dogen-2979_body_to-study-the-buddha-way-is-to-study-the_1514341.jpg) > [The zazen I speak of is not learning meditation. It is simply the Dharma gate of repose and bliss, the practice-realization of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/the-zazen-i-speak-of-is-not-learning-meditation-it-is-simply-the/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/dogen-2979_bliss_the-zazen-i-speak-of-is-not-learning-med_378646.jpg) > [In doing zazen it is desirable to have a quiet room. You should be temperate in eating and drinking, forsaking all delusive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/in-doing-zazen-it-is-desirable-to-have-a-quiet-room-you-should-be/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cb/dogen-2979_becoming_in-doing-zazen-it-is-desirable-to-have-a_2990995.jpg) ## Other authors on Buddhism - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 2,380 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dalai-lama-26000.jpg) Dalai Lama 89 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/dalai-lama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gautama-buddha-37107.jpg) Gautama Buddha 78 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/gautama-buddha/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sharon-salzberg-84572.jpg) Sharon Salzberg 56 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/sharon-salzberg/) - [Allan Lokos 55 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/allan-lokos/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pema-chodron-74476.jpg) Pema Chodron 47 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/pema-ch-dr-n/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rajneesh-77002.jpg) Rajneesh 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/rajneesh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-b-b-king-1507543-16033.jpg) Joseph P. Kauffman 41 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/joseph-p-kauffman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tenzin-palmo-89367.jpg) Tenzin Palmo 40 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/tenzin-palmo/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thich-nhat-hanh-90161.jpg) Thich Nhat Hanh 38 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/th-ch-nh-t-h-nh/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-kaiten-nukariya-793.jpg) Kaiten Nukariya 36 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/kaiten-nukariya/) - [Dada Bhagwan 36 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/dada-bhagwan/) ## More by Dogen > [The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/the-whole-moon-and-the-entire-sky-are-reflected-in-one-dewdrop-on-the/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [When a buddha is painted, not only a clay altar or lump of earth is used, but the thirty-two marks, a blade of grass,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/when-a-buddha-is-painted-not-only-a-clay-altar-or-lump-of-earth-is/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [Just as parents care for their children, you should bear in mind the whole universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/just-as-parents-care-for-their-children-you-should-bear-in-mind-the/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/yet-you-must-not-cling-to-the-words-of-the-old-sages-either-they-too/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [Set aside all involvements and let the myriad things rest. Zazen is not thinking of good, not thinking of bad. It is not conscious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/set-aside-all-involvements-and-let-the-myriad-things-rest-zazen-is/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [Though it has no thought of keeping watch, it's not for naught that the scarecrow stands in the grain field.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/though-it-has-no-thought-of-keeping-watch-it-s-not-for-naught-that/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [Continuous practice, day after day, is the most appropriate way of expressing gratitude. This means that you practice continuously, without wasting a single day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/continuous-practice-day-after-day-is-the-most-appropriate-way-of/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [Whenever learners or those beyond learning awaken the mind, for the first time they plant one buddha-nature. Working with the four elements and five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/whenever-learners-or-those-beyond-learning-awaken-the-mind-for-the/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [“If you are unable to find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/if-you-are-unable-to-find-the-truth-right-where-you-are-where-else-do/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [Realization doesn't destroy the individual any more than the reflection of the moon breaks a drop of water. A drop of water can reflect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/realization-doesn-t-destroy-the-individual-any-more-than-the/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [“If you attain unsurpassable, complete enlightenment, all sentient beings also attain it. The reason is that all sentient beings are aspects of enlightenment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/if-you-attain-unsurpassable-complete-enlightenment-all-sentient/) [Dōgen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [To study the Way is to study the self. To study the self is to forget the self.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/to-study-the-way-is-to-study-the-self-to-study-the-self-is-to-forget/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [“Every man possesses the Buddha-nature. Do not demean yourselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/every-man-possesses-the-buddha-nature-do-not-demean-yourselves/) [Dōgen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [Because mountains are high and broad, the way of riding the clouds is always reached in the mountains; the inconceivable power of soaring in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/because-mountains-are-high-and-broad-the-way-of-riding-the-clouds-is/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) > [Working with plants, trees, fences and walls, if they practice sincerely they will attain enlightenment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/working-with-plants-trees-fences-and-walls-if-they-practice-sincerely/) [Dogen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dogen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/buddhism/dogen/#itemlist", "name": "30 Buddhism Quotes By Dogen", "numberOfItems": 30, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dogen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/do-not-think-you-will-necessarily-be-aware-of-your-own-enlightenment/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/dogen-2979_aware_do-not-think-you-will-necessarily-be-awa_2618538.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/dogen-2979_aware_do-not-think-you-will-necessarily-be-awa_2618538.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/dogen-2979_aware_do-not-think-you-will-necessarily-be-awa_2618538.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment.” — Dogen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Practice and enlightenment are not two.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dogen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/practice-and-enlightenment-are-not-two/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/dogen-2979_buddhism_practice-and-enlightenment-are-not-two-8_873986.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/dogen-2979_buddhism_practice-and-enlightenment-are-not-two-8_873986.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/024/dogen-2979_buddhism_practice-and-enlightenment-are-not-two-8_873986.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Practice and enlightenment are not two.” — Dogen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do not practice buddha-dharma with the thought that it is to benefit others.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dogen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/do-not-practice-buddha-dharma-with-the-thought-that-it-is-to-benefit/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/dogen-2979_benefits_do-not-practice-buddha-dharma-with-the-t_385992.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/dogen-2979_benefits_do-not-practice-buddha-dharma-with-the-t_385992.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92e/dogen-2979_benefits_do-not-practice-buddha-dharma-with-the-t_385992.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do not practice buddha-dharma with the thought that it is to benefit others.” — Dogen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dogen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dogen/enlightenment-is-intimacy-with-all-things/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/dogen-2979_all-things_enlightenment-is-intimacy-with-all-thing_3144340.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/dogen-2979_all-things_enlightenment-is-intimacy-with-all-thing_3144340.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cc/dogen-2979_all-things_enlightenment-is-intimacy-with-all-thing_3144340.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Enlightenment is intimacy with all things.” — Dogen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Just study Buddhism. 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