The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2599 page)

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Vai
l
(Skt.; P
li, Ves
l
). City north of the
Ga
g
(Ganges), location of the Second Buddhist
Council
.
Vai
aradya
(Skt.), four certainties, the mark of a
Buddha
. He is certain that:
(i) his enlightenment is irreversible;
(ii) all defilements (
sava
) are exhausted;
(iii) all obstacles are overcome;
(iv) the way of overcoming reappearance (
sa
s
ra
) has been proclaimed.

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