Buddha, Buddhism

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But to increase something is not exactly to maximize it, any more than to reduce something is to minimize it. However, Buddhism also uses superlatives, referring to the greatest sukkha. Yet it employs them when speaking of a maximum (or minimum) of satiation (in satisfaction), which may be termed absolute and without constraint, nirvana t of which the Buddha says that all the buddhas say that it is the supreme state. Nevertheless, it is so rarely attained, and with such... 

Thurman, R. A. F. (1997). Buddha and mother earth. In J. Martin (Ed.), Ecological responsibility A dialogue with Buddhism A collection of essays and talks (pp. 42-59). New Delhi Tibet House. 

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