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There is no self, yet we all exist. All phenomena are empty, yet they have Buddha nature.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Phenomena
Buddha
Nothingness
Empty
Exist

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