Buddhism's Four Noble Truths have the same structure as myths: renunciation is to the sacred as desire is to suffering. Are the Four Noble Truths then a myth? If they are, they cannot have any more intrinsic value than, for example, the myth of Adam and Eve. And as such a superficial narrative, all the superstructure of Buddhism collapses, and all the purported grandeur of the Buddha's achievement disappears. So Buddhism's fate, and the reputation of the Buddha, depend on the relationship between the Four Truths and myths. Since their common structure is a given, we have to choose between...
Buddhism's Four Noble Truths have the same structure as myths: renunciation is to the sacred as desire is to suffering. Are the Four Noble Truths then...
Tracing the Stream of Consciousness in Enid Blyton's Secret Series: Two Essays on Free Association in Art The Parallels in The Secret Mountain AND The Secret of Killimooin AND The Parallels in The Secret of Spiggy Holes AND The Secret of Moon Castle
Tracing the Stream of Consciousness in Enid Blyton's Secret Series: Two Essays on Free Association in Art The Parallels in The Secret Mountain AND The...
In Twelfth Century Europe, which was divided by feudal warfare and threatened by the might of Islam in the east and the west, danger was always around the corner and fear loomed everywhere. Only by rooting himself in his courage and his faith can Karl hope to survive. This is a tale of bravery and fear, hope and despair, joy and sadness, victory and defeat. But above all it is a tale of heroism, created not only to remind the reader of the past, but to inspire them to greatness.
In Twelfth Century Europe, which was divided by feudal warfare and threatened by the might of Islam in the east and the west, danger was always around...
