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 1 1|          reach the same levels of enlightenment as can men, but women also
 2 2|        could was validated by the enlightenment of many of his female followers. ~
 3 2|         to promote the growth and enlightenment of every person, suddenly
 4 2|   institutionalize a path towards enlightenment for women? Some recent commentators
 5 2|           follow the path towards enlightenment. The Buddha may have seen
 6 2|           ability to work towards enlightenment within the confines of their
 7 2| femininity was no obstacle to her enlightenment. She acted with self-confidence
 8 2|          in the Therigatha -- the enlightenment songs of the early bhikkhunis.
 9 2|        women gained some level of enlightenment, and a few even became arhats.
10 3|    autonomy and freedom to pursue enlightenment. ~In the eleventh century,
11 3|       path leads women and men to enlightenment, women and men are given