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Moses the Black was a violent bandit turned peaceful monk

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This massive, terrifying criminal hid out in a desert monastery to escape the law, only to accidentally find enlightenment. He eventually became so deeply non-violent that when robbers attacked him, he just gently tied them up and asked what to do with them.

Moses the Black was a violent bandit turned peaceful monk
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