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This Life Next Life
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This Life Next Life
This Life Next Life 30 In this way, Prince, is the other world to be seen, and not, even as you imagine, by t…
In this text, Prince questions Master Kassapa about the existence of another world and the nature of e…
The Consequences of Greed and Desire
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The Consequences of Greed and Desire
once dead, they will be better off, that they are fond of life, averse from dying, fond of happiness, …
This text discusses the human inclination towards life and happiness while fearing death and sorrow. It presents a simile involvi…
This Life Next Life
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This Life Next Life
Here is the extracted text from the image: --- **This Life Next Life** (in red, italics) 34 she met with ruin and disaster. Even so you, Prince, foolish and…
ข้อความนี้พูดถึงความสำคัญของการใช้ชีวิตอย่างมีคุณธรรมและความฉลาดในการค้นหาความหมายของชีวิตและชีวิตถัดไป โดยยกตัวอย่างถึงพระราชาที่มีแนวคิดผิด ๆ และความสำคัญของการรอคอยและเติบโตอย่างชาญฉลาดเพื่อประโยชน
The Illusion of the Soul
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The Illusion of the Soul
Inflict on him what penalty you wish. " And I should say: - " Well then, my masters, throw this man al…
In this dialogue, the speaker challenges beliefs about the soul and an afterlife through a vivid image…
The Existence of the Soul in Dreams
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The Existence of the Soul in Dreams
' Not so, Master Kassapa. ' ' So they who are living do not see the soul of you who are living entering…
In a profound dialogue, Master Kassapa discusses the nature of the soul with a prince who doubts its e…
Understanding Life and Rebirth
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Understanding Life and Rebirth
This Life Next Life 40 While he lives, he is more buoyant, supple, wieldy. When he is dead, he is weightier, st…
ในบทนี้ ผู้พูดเป็นนายกัสสปะได้อธิบายเกี่ยวกับชีวิตและความตาย โดยใช้การเปรียบเทียบกับลูกบอลเหล็กที่ร้อนและเย็น เพื่อชี้ให้เห็นว่าชีวิตและอารมณ์กระทำเป็นตัวชี้วัดถึงการมีอยู่ของโลกอื่นและผลของการกระทำทั
The Nature of Existence and Evidence
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The Nature of Existence and Evidence
18. ' Even though Master Kassapa says this, it still appears to me that not one of those things exists. ' ' H…
In this excerpt, Prince engages in a philosophical discussion with Master Kassapa about the existence …
Understanding Perception and Existence
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Understanding Perception and Existence
He has sight and there are forms, but the organ does not perceive them ; he has hearing and there are sounds, but t…
This text discusses the idea that while humans have sensory organs for sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch, these organs do not necessarily imp…
The Trumpet's Silence and the Body's Concomitants
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The Trumpet's Silence and the Body's Concomitants
they stood it upright, they stood it topsy turvy, they struck it with their hands, with a cloud, with a stick, with a sword, on one side, on the other, on every side, saying : - "…
This passage illustrates a conversation between a trumpeter and some border born men who are puzzled by the trumpet's silence. The…
Contemplation on Existence and Rebirth
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Contemplation on Existence and Rebirth
20.   ' Even though Master Kassapa says this, it still appears to me that there is neither another world, nor re…
In this dialogue, the prince challenges Master Kassapa's views on existence, rebirth, and the conseque…
The Jatila and the Boy: A Lesson in Responsibility
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The Jatila and the Boy: A Lesson in Responsibility
' Well now, Prince, I will give you a simile, for it is by way of a simile that some intelligent men discern…
This story tells of a fire-worshipping Jatila living in a forest who rescues an abandoned baby. He raises the boy and teaches him the imp…
The Boy and the Fire Drill
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The Boy and the Fire Drill
Then the boy chopped the fire drill with the hatchet, thinking : - " Perhaps that's how I shall get fire…
In this tale, a boy attempts to create fire by chopping a fire drill with a hatchet, smashing it into …
The Struggle with Beliefs
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The Struggle with Beliefs
"Even so, Prince, have you, silly and unintelligent, sought after another world. Renounce, Prince, this e…
In this text, a prince named Payasi is confronted by Master Kassapa regarding his beliefs that deny th…
The Simile of the Caravan
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The Simile of the Caravan
23. ' Well then, Prince, I will give you a simile ; for it is by way of a simile that some intelligent men discern …
In this narrative, a prince is presented with a simile involving a great caravan of a thousand carts j…
The Perils of Ignoring Advice in the Jungle
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The Perils of Ignoring Advice in the Jungle
" Yes indeed, Sir, there has been a great rain in the jungle just in front, the roads are well watered, ther…
A caravan leader is advised to discard grass, wood, and water for a quicker journey. Following this advice le…
The Wise Caravan Leader and the Lesson of Trust
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The Wise Caravan Leader and the Lesson of Trust
This Life Next Life 60 And he advises us to throw away our provender, so that, with lightened carts we may …
In this tale, the carters decide to keep their provender despite advice from a stranger, leading them …
Debating Beliefs and Opinions in the Pursuit of Knowledge
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Debating Beliefs and Opinions in the Pursuit of Knowledge
' Even so you, Prince, silly and unintelligent, will meet with ruin and disaster in that you seek so sense…
บทสนทนาทางปรัชญาระหว่างเจ้าชายและผู้ใหญ่คาสซัปเกี่ยวกับความเชื่อและผลกระทบจากการยึดมั่นในความเข้าใจที่ผิด เจ้าชายพยายามเลือกที่จะไม่ละทิ้งความคิดเห็นที่อาจทำให้เขาต้องเผชิญกับการตำหนิ ความคิดนี้แสดงถึ
This Life Next Life: The Gambler's Tale
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This Life Next Life: The Gambler's Tale
This Life Next Life In anger thereat will I keep to it. In guile will I keep to it. In self-respect will I kee…
This text recounts a fable involving two gamesters engaged in a game with dice. The first gambler swallows every adv…
Exploring Beliefs and Opinions in Life and Beyond
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Exploring Beliefs and Opinions in Life and Beyond
This Life Next Life 68 ' Even like the simile of the gamester, Prince, methinks is what you say. Renounce, Pr…
In this passage, Prince Payasi grapples with the ideas of renouncing certain beliefs about existence a…
The Journey of Value Exchange: Hemp Tales
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The Journey of Value Exchange: Hemp Tales
This Life Next Life 70 There they saw a heap of hemp thrown away. Then one said to the other : " Here's a h…
In this engaging tale, two individuals discover various discarded hemp products during their travels t…