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†. Mrk 8:34-38 . .Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.
. . .What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels.
With a little imagination it's possible to interpret that as Buddhism; wherein if someone wishes to escape samsara, they have to relinquish every worldly possession, every dollar they own, every worldly ambition; become a Buddhist monk, and devote themselves entirely to the dharma and the Four Nobel Truths.
†. Mtt 19:21 . . If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.
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