Consequences of never choosing a school

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Zendo,

I am not a sutra scholar, sorry. : ^ )

But, I believe that Buddha said this just around the time when He was first Awakened. If I am not mistaken, if my memory serves me well, those were some of his first words right afterward ‘Waking up.’

And:

Interestingly, he also claimed to "gain absolutely nothing."

This could only mean that he found something that had been there all along, but went unnoticed previously.

I did Google just now “Buddha, we are all enlightened” to see if that might help you any, and quite a few readings appeared.

Happy hunting. : ^ )

If you run into any problems, just let me know and I will certainly try to help further in my limited capacity.

BTW, I enjoy you keen mind, and posting as well. : ^ )

Friendly regards,
S9