{"product_id":"prabuddha","title":"Prabuddha","description":"\u003cul data-start=\"21\" data-end=\"245\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"79\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"48\" data-end=\"59\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Abhijit Chowdhury\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"110\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"92\"\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Novel (Upanyas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"135\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"113\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"163\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"147\"\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9789354259548\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"182\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"166\" data-end=\"176\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"183\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"196\"\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"245\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"225\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ananda Publishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"247\" data-end=\"272\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"270\"\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"605\"\u003eAccording to \u003cstrong data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"308\"\u003eBuddhist teachings\u003c\/strong\u003e, numerous Buddhas appeared before \u003cstrong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"361\"\u003eGautama Buddha\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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He often refers to himself as \u003cstrong data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"774\"\u003ePrabuddha (Awakened One)\u003c\/strong\u003e, exploring the idea that \u003cstrong data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"841\"\u003ethe search for truth never truly ends\u003c\/strong\u003e. True enlightenment fades only when \u003cstrong data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"907\"\u003eone’s perspective narrows\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"946\"\u003equest for knowledge ceases\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1198\"\u003eThrough \u003cstrong data-start=\"959\" data-end=\"981\"\u003edeep introspection\u003c\/strong\u003e, this novel seeks to illuminate the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1018\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003epath of self-awareness\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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