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TEST #3 Flashcards

1
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when did Buddhism come to China

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~1st c. CE

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exegetical schools

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traditions of practice, focused on exegesis (interpretation of religious texts)

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Bodhidharma

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28th patriarch, 1st in China
only record of him in text about temples
6 texts attributed to him

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four practices from bodhidharma

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  1. non-retribution of enmity
  2. be unmoved by circumstance
  3. absence of craving
  4. accordance w dharma
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Hui-ko

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2nd patriarch of China
found Bodhidharma meditating in cave for 9 years and cut off his arm to give it to him
“my mind is not pacified”

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Seng-tsan

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3rd patriarch, maybe fake

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Tao-shin

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4th patriarch, teacher of Hung-Jen

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Hung-Jen

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5th patriarch
student of Tao-shin
lived in the east mountain- 1st Chan monestary

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Shen-hsui

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6th patriarch
exiled over debate between monks and emperor
but relationship w Empress Wu

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Empress Wu

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claimed she was bodhisattva and brought Shen-hsui back to teach her and be her priest

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Pu-chi

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7th patriarch

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Shen-hui

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claimed that Shen-hsui was not the 6th and that Pu-chi was not the 7th
said Hui-neng was the 6th and that he was the disciple and the 7th

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2 claims of Shen-hui

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  1. said bowl and robe of teacher was symbol of transmitted dharma
  2. introduced idea of sudden enlightenment
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sudden enlightenment according to Shen-hui

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perfect practice passed in lineage would enable you to become buddha when you hear the true teaching

sudden enlightenment followed by gradual practice

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the perfect practice

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highest level of practice for highest level bodhisattvas, leads to immediate enlightenment

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the golden age of ch’an

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9th and 10th century
3rd period of Chan in China
people fabricated connections to Hui-neng to confirm their value and made new conception of sudden enlightenment

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shock chan

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sudden enlightenment and sudden practice

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18
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collected sayings literature

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written in 10th c about the 9th
stories of teachers doing sudden practices (Rinzai)
live words
main form of literature during the period

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rhetorical purity

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in order to present oneself as a zen teachers, practice sudden enlightenment exclusively

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Rinzai school

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emerged in 10th

Linchi school

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21
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5 houses of Chan

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only 2 still exist

Rinzai and Soto/Tsao-tung

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Rinzai in 12th century

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known for meditation technique = koans/kung-an

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koans

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difficult zen riddle

1700 exist

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24
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breakthrough koan

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the first one you solve, get glimpse of enlightenment

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25
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Joshu’s Mu

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monk asked if fog has a Buddha’s nature, and Joshu says “mu”

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sesshin meditation

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20+ hours
can last 7 days
7 day meditation retreat

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sanzen/dokusan

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meeting or interview with zen teacher

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3 essentials of koan practice

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  1. great faith (in zen teachings, that you can be enlight.)
  2. great doubt
  3. great determination
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kensho

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pre-liminary glance at enlightenment

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30
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satori

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complete enlightenment, stays for life

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31
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hakuin

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formalized and compiled koan system

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32
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zazen

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searching for satori through unifying body and mind
manifestation of enlightenment
longer deeper breathing
controlled mind

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33
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tsampa

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Tibetan grain

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34
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Lhasa

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Tibetan capital city

35
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Yarlung Dynasty

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feudal
3 religious kings responsbile for bringing Buddhism to Tibet
Songstem Gampo

36
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avalokiteshava

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great bodhisattva of compassion

couldve attained Buddhahood, stayed in samsara out of compassion

37
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Trisong Detsem

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became Buddhist
wanted to establish Buddhism in Tibet
brought 2 Buddhist masters to Tibet: Shantarakshita and Padmasamakha

38
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Padmasamkha

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master of Tantric Buddhism

39
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Relpachen

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taxed people heavily

40
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ngadar

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old period, first half of the dark period

41
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chidar

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newer period, second half of dark period

42
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Nyingma school

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old traditional

based on texts translated during ngadar

43
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sarma school

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new

eg. Kadampa, Sakya, Kagyu, Geluk, Ngadar

44
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tulku system

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great bodhisattvas have power to choose where theyre reborn
eg. Karmapa left instructions on where he’d be reborn
he was the first recognized Tulku

lasted 50 years

45
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tulku

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reincarnated lama

different schools have different ways of recognizing or confirming tulku

46
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godan khan

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successor of Genghis Khan of mongolian empire
calls Sakya Pandita (head of Sakya school) and makes deal to let him continue rule in tibet in exchange for being his priest

47
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tsong khapa

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originally a sakya, then estavblished geluk school

had disciple genden druba

48
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genden druba

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essentially the 1st Dalai Lama

reincarnated as Genden Gyatso

49
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Genden Gyatso

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2nd Dalai

reincarnation of genden druba

50
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sonam gyatso

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1st dalai lama but considered 3rd because reincarnation
got attention of altan khan, who started a patron-priest relationship with sonam gyatso
gave him the title dalai (ocean of wisdom)

51
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5th dalai lama

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The Great Fifth
first to rule Tibet after uniting Tibetan with uniting Tibet with Mongolian help of Gushru Khan
claimed to be reincarnation of Avalokiteshava
built potala palace

52
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potala palace

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name of mountain where avalokiteshava lived

built by 5th dalai lama

53
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13th DL

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pushed for modernization

was able to take over leadership of tibet till 1933

54
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retang

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ruled as regency

55
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14th DL

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escaped to India with his followers and established a government in exile
advocates non violent resistance

56
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self immolation

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setting self on fire

protest chinese rule

57
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current karmapa

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17th

part of kagyu school

58
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current dalai

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14th

part of geluk school

59
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vajyrayana

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Tibetan path to Buddhism
attain Buddhahood in this life
use desire

60
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deity yoga

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form of meditation focused primarily on specific supernatural beings
step 1: abhisheka/empowerment

61
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abhisheka

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empowerment or initiation
need guru
ritual with steps

62
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yoga tantra

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“path of the result”

preliminary vision, then envision Buddha, envision him dissolving, his essence going into you through crown of your head- you become buddha

63
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mantra

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piece of text that has inherent power

eg. Atharvaveda- “om mami padme hum”

64
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mandala

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circular or square design that you use to visualize
Buddha palace from above
practice ability to visualize at will

65
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highest yoga tantra

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bring winds to one’s central channel

2 phases: generation and completion

66
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generation phase

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develop familiarity with the mind of clear light and manipulate the winds in body to unlock this mind

67
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completion phase

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do sexual yoga in order to cause the mind of clear light to dawn in a powerful way and use the familiarity generated in the generation phase to be able to recognize it

68
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pneumatic body

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channels of air in body

69
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chakras

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where side channels cross over the central

70
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drops in the channel

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red= blood

white=semen

71
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moments you get tathagatagharba

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  1. death
  2. orgasm
  3. dreams
  4. sneezing
  5. meditation
72
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body land prostrations

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to accumulate merit and cleanse

could take 8 days

73
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Dzogchen

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the great perfection, form of Vajrayana
system of thought, developed within Nyingma
says universe has beginning

74
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terma

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hidden teaching

way for nyigma to unfold new teachings

75
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terton

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someone that discovers terma

said to be incarnation of one of the 25 disciples of padmasambhava

76
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dzogchen story of the universe

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  1. mind fo clear light in heart and covered by delusion and anger
  2. winds of knowledge begin to stir and seal breaks, 5-coloured light emerges
  3. 5-coloured light forms into complex energy
  4. appearance of subject and object manifest
  5. recognition or failure
  6. if recognition- rainbow coloured body
77
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youthful vase body

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“the ground”
contains 5-coloured light or rainbow light
vase because it holds the light

78
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recognition

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object and subject recognize as the same, attain Buddhahood ASAP
deep realization that objects are your own nature
result: Primordial Buddha

79
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Primordial buddha

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Samantabhadra

80
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failure to recognize

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mind doesnt recognize object as its own nature

result: panic, change or hardening of the object

81
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tangka/than

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painting on cotton or silk

82
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tara

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incarnation of avalokiteshava
female Buddha
born from Ava’s tears

83
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wrathful Buddha

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demonic

our false belief of self

84
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karmapa

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wear black hats

hair of dacanees

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