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This book discloses the inner world of a sixteen-year-old girl, who suddenly encounters death face to face. This pushes her to reconsideration of her own life and search of answers to the everlasting questions: “What are we living for? What is the sense of life? Who am I really? Why are most of people on earth – believers? For if they believe, they must be hoping for something. What is the path by which the great achieve their inner immortality? What is hidden beyond comprehension of the Human essence?”
Ungovernable energy of inner exploration leads her to meeting with a most erudite man, a martial arts master and a very enigmatic Person, Sensei. Unordinary soul-staggering world-view of Sensei, his fascinating philosophy and knowledge of the world and of humans, dynamic martial arts, worldly wisdom, alternative medicine, ancient spiritual practices (including effective techniques
for tackling negative thoughts), human abilities phenomena. This and much more does the heroine learn, having touched upon the world of Sensei. But most importantly, she finds answers to her principal inner questions and learns from the personal experience that peoples are granted the most powerful creative force from above – the power of belief and love.
This study deals mainly with the concept of the Maha Bodhisatta in Theravada Buddhism. It starts with the development of early Buddhism in which chapter is tried to explain what the main differences are between Theravada on the one hand and Mahayana on the other hand. The next chapter is a short explanation of the concept of the Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. Next follows a discussion of the concept of the Bodhisatta in Theravada, such as types, powers and characteristics of Bodhisattas, the 32 Marks of a Great Man, spheres of existence and the four resolutions of a Bodhisatta. Then there is a chapter referring to the value of the Jatakas. Another chapter deals with the Paramis, the Perfections. A separate chapter is devoted to the future Buddhas. Finally there is a short survey and a comparison of the concepts of Bodhisatta/Bodhisattva in Theravada and Mahayana.
This book discloses the inner world of a sixteen-year-old girl, who suddenly encounters death face to face. This pushes her to reconsideration of her own life and search of answers to the everlasting questions: “What are we living for? What is the sense of life? Who am I really? Why are most of people on earth – believers? For if they believe, they must be hoping for something. What is the path by which the great achieve their inner immortality? What is hidden beyond comprehension of the Human essence?”
Ungovernable energy of inner exploration leads her to meeting with a most erudite man, a martial arts master and a very enigmatic Person, Sensei. Unordinary soul-staggering world-view of Sensei, his fascinating philosophy and knowledge of the world and of humans, dynamic martial arts, worldly wisdom, alternative medicine, ancient spiritual practices (including effective techniques
for tackling negative thoughts), human abilities phenomena. This and much more does the heroine learn, having touched upon the world of Sensei. But most importantly, she finds answers to her principal inner questions and learns from the personal experience that peoples are granted the most powerful creative force from above – the power of belief and love.
This study deals mainly with the concept of the Maha Bodhisatta in Theravada Buddhism. It starts with the development of early Buddhism in which chapter is tried to explain what the main differences are between Theravada on the one hand and Mahayana on the other hand. The next chapter is a short explanation of the concept of the Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism. Next follows a discussion of the concept of the Bodhisatta in Theravada, such as types, powers and characteristics of Bodhisattas, the 32 Marks of a Great Man, spheres of existence and the four resolutions of a Bodhisatta. Then there is a chapter referring to the value of the Jatakas. Another chapter deals with the Paramis, the Perfections. A separate chapter is devoted to the future Buddhas. Finally there is a short survey and a comparison of the concepts of Bodhisatta/Bodhisattva in Theravada and Mahayana.