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  1 - Mahāsukha (Supreme Bliss) in Tantric Buddhism
  سعید Gravand لیلا Mafakheri
  In Buddhist Tantrism mahāsukha means immortal pleasure and Supreme Bliss. This state is the highest realm of Buddhist perfection, beyond the realm of being and changing world, freed from rational thinking and the social customs and rituals. According to Buddhist Tantris More

  In Buddhist Tantrism mahāsukha means immortal pleasure and Supreme Bliss. This state is the highest realm of Buddhist perfection, beyond the realm of being and changing world, freed from rational thinking and the social customs and rituals. According to Buddhist Tantrism, it is possible to reach mahāsukha, through ritual ceremonies and yoga practices, both physical and sexual, so in this world all human beings, whether good or bad, superior or inferior, worthy or unworthy could attain this perfection. It seems that, the religious conception of immortal pleasure and infinite happiness in Tantric tradition roots in the fact that in Tantrism it is human beings not God that is the subject of speculation. Moreover, the body is not assumed to be degrading and humiliating but it is the sacred temple through which man can easily achieve happiness and Supreme Bliss, if he knows how to use it. Furthermore in tantric Buddhism, mahāsukha or immortal enjoyment is achieved through participating in the Enlightenment of Inherent Buddha, Dharma-kāya or Vajra-sattva, and the union of prajnā and upāya. So Buddhist Tantrism is one of the earliest esoteric traditions that tries to explain the ancient idea of eternal pleasure, a system in which the female and the male counterparts play a significant role through yogic exercises to achieve eternal bliss. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Prediction of social growth based on spiritual growth and self-esteem in the sixth grade students of Azadshahr city
  Marzieh Ghadimabadi Gholamreza Rezaie Reraji Ali Hoseinaie
    The aim of the present research was to predict social growth based on piritual growth and self-esteemre in sixth grade elementary students of Azadshahr city. The researh method was applied interm of purpose and interm of data collection descriptive- correlational More

    The aim of the present research was to predict social growth based on piritual growth and self-esteemre in sixth grade elementary students of Azadshahr city. The researh method was applied interm of purpose and interm of data collection descriptive- correlational. The statistical population of the present study consists of all sixth grade students of Azadshahr city, whose number is 1280. The sampling method in this study is a multi-stage cluster, and the sample size in this study was 295 based on Morgan's table. The research tools were Silver's social growth questionnaire (2001), Cooper and Smith's self-esteem questionnaire (1963), and the spirituality measurement questionnaire of Hall and Edwards (1986). In order to analyze data in inferential analysis, correlation and regression were used with spss22 software. The findings showed that spiritual growth and self-esteem predict the social growth of the sixth grade students of Azadshahr city And 28% of social growth can be predicted based on spiritual growth and self-esteem. Therefore, by teaching the methods of increasing spiritual growth and self-esteem to school officials and students' families, it is possible to help their social growth. Manuscript profile