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![“I think [imagination] very austere element of Buddhism is also linked with a strong antinatalist strain in the philosophy. The Buddha was enlightened when he destroyed the house of body and soul into which he would otherwise have been forever reborn. This is clearly antinatalism.” quote by Quentin S. Crisp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/quentin-s-crisp-4149_body_i-think-imagination-very-austere-element_1631590.jpg)
