- Sūtra jest o tyle „kontrowersyjna”, że Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu ma specyficzny pogląd na temat „duszy” w buddyzmie; toteż i zdecydował się na użycie tego wyrażenia w swoim tłumaczeniu.

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PozdrawiamWikipedia, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneuma_%28Stoic%29]Pneuma[/url] pisze:In Stoic philosophy, pneuma (πνεῦμα) is the concept of the "breath of life," a mixture of the elements air (in motion) and fire (as warmth).[1] Originating among Greek medical writers who locate human vitality in the breath, pneuma for the Stoics is the active, generative principle that organizes both the individual and the cosmos.[2] In its highest form, the pneuma constitutes the human soul (psychê), which is a fragment of the pneuma that is the soul of God (Zeus). As a force that structures matter, it exists even in inanimate objects.[3]