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77 28 The Bliss of Nibbana 77 29 Description of Nibbana 78 30 The Realisation of Nibbana 79 31 where is Nibbana 80 The Inference Chapter 32 A Question solved by inference 81 33 The Ascetic practices 84 The Similes 1 The Donkey 87 2 The Cockerel 87 4 The female panther 87 7 The Bamboo 88 10 The Monkey 88 12 The Lotus 88 20 The Ocean 88 21 The Eartj 88 22 Water 89 27 The moon 89 30 The Universal Monarch 89 35 The Mongoose 89 40 The Elephant 90 46 The Indian crane 90 47 The Bat 90 48 The Leech 90 50 The Rock Snake 90 60 The Carpenter 90 61 The waterpot 91 Bibliography ’2 Glossary 93 Quotations 98 Index 107

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The Era of the Individual Motilal Banarsidass 77 28 The Bliss ofIn The Era of the Individual, the author explores the most salient feature of post structuralism: the elimination of the human subject. At the root of this thinking lies the belief that humans cannot know or control their basic natures, a premise that led to Heidegger's distrust of an individualistic, capitalist modern society and that allied him briefly with Hitler's National Socialist Party. While acknowledging some of Heidegger's misgivings toward