Life: An Enigma, a Precious Jewel

By Daisaku Ikeda

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770009941
• ISBN13: 9784770009944
• Release Date: January 1982
• Publisher: Kodansha International
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

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Life - An Enigma, A Precious Jewel

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.