- Hardcover: 250 pages
- Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc (Sep 1982)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0870114336
- ISBN-13: 978-0870114335
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,230,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A wonderful book which helps understand at a deeper layer the philosophy behind the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin. It does presuppose a knowledge of buddhism - hence the 4* rating - and is an excellent study companion. This is a book that can be dipped into at various points or read cover to cover. Backed up with historical and scientific reference and full of the thought provoking wisdom characteristic of Daisaku Ikeda.
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Life - An Enigma, A Precious Jewel
13 Mar 2000
Format:Hardcover
Scientists have probed matter and discovered the world of atoms. Yet, while the limits of the known cosmos are being increasingly pushed back, life, the closest thing, remains a mystery.
Shakyamuni viewed life from a different perspective. He believed that life is not an abstract concept, but rather, it involves living in the world and achieving enlightenment in the midst of reality, while coping with joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain.
In writing this book, Daisaku Ikeda has sought to reveal the relationship linking the mystery of life as interpreted by Buddhism with empirical deductions of science, explaining spatial and temporal aspects of life, self-realization, and the Buddhist interpretation of death.
The author also explores the great life force inherent in the universe as it works in the context of daily human activities. For this he frequently draws from scientific analysis as well as the traditions of East and West. He hopes that the reader will rediscover what they are and live in a truly human way.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
A Lucid Explanation of the Buddhist View of Life
29 May 2000
Format:Hardcover
Soka Gakkai International President Daisaku Ikeda gives a passionate and lucid explanation of the very nature of "life," "spirit," and the existence of "life after death." This now classic work, first published in 1982, is sometimes available here on Amazon.com in paperback.
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