Chapter 1
The lama first describes the legend of the Lord Buddha's arrow and the river that sprang up.
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From Kim by Rudyard Kipling
The mythic river formed where the Bodhisattva's arrow struck the earth—washing away sin—is the lama's quest object and the novel's central symbol of grace.
Chapter 15
The lama finds the river not as a geographical place but as inner enlightenment beside the brook at the Kulu woman's house.
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