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279. “Bhikkhus, it is simply impossible to imagine that, somehow a woman could become an Arahant who is the Perfectly Self-Awakened Buddha, appearing in a world system. There is absolutely no possibility for this to occur. “However, it is quite possible for a man to become an Arahant who is the Perfectly Self-Awakened Buddha, appearing in a world system. There is indeed the possibility for this to occur.”