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ESSENCE or SOUL
to the Greek king, the mystery of soul as explained and understood by Lord Buddha. dialogue is illustrative of this
The following
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"O, Nagsen" said King Millind to Nagsen "Your disciples call you by the name of Nagsen. Is your hair, Nagsen, My, lord?"
"No, O' King", was the reply
"Then, is the hair on the body Nagsen "" the king
asked
"No! O, King"" was the reply once again.
"Then O, Nagsen"" the king again asked, "Are these nails, these teeth, or this skin, or this flesh, or this sinew, or these bones, or this heart, or this liver, or this spleen, or this pair of lungs or these intestines, or this bile, phelm or corpsels, or blood or perspiration or fat or tears or saliva or thus brain, Nagsen?"
"No' 0, King"" was the reply even then
"O, Lord' then, is your form Nagsen? Or is your senses or experiences Nagsen? Or is your perception or initial consciousness Nagsen?"
"No, O! King," said Nagsun firmly.
"O, Saint' Is the material form, the feeling, the consciousness and perception all put together Nagsen ?"
"No, O' King!" rephed Nagsen once again.
