"Summum bonum" Quotes from Famous Books
... has protested in a letter, printed in 'The Times' of the 24th of April, against my interpretations of Nirvana, or the summum bonum of the Buddhists. He maintains that the Nirvana in which the Buddhists believe, and which they represent as the highest goal of their religion and philosophy, means union and communion with God, or absorption ... — Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I - Essays on the Science of Religion • Friedrich Max Mueller |