Amitabha a story of buddhist theology
One evening when King Kanishka together with his friend Charaka enjoyed the company of Açvaghosha, the youthful ruler of Gandhâra turned to the venerable philosopher with this request: And now, worshipful master, tell us, do we worship in Buddha a god or a man?Replied Açvaghosha: Buddha is neither a god nor a man; he is more than either, for he is perfection incarnate. We worship in Buddha wisdom and goodness, that is, the comprehension and application of the truth, which are the qualities that alone render the gods divine. Truth is eternal, but all actual beings, not even excluding the gods, are transient.Charaka interposed: We do not speak…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-7504-0020-7
- EAN: 9783750400207
- Produktnummer: 32703085
- Verlag: Books on Demand
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 81 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'331 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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