Then this God does exist according to you?"" He does not exist, but He is. In the stone there is no pain, but in the fear of the stone is the pain. God is the pain of the fear of death. He who will conquer pain and terror will become himself a god. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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In the stone there is no pain, but in the fear of the stone is the pain. God is the pain of the fear of death. He who will conquer pain and terror will become himself a god. "A thing of many parts" god or a part of a god is a concept linked to various forms of worship in various religions.

It refers to a god that cannot be defined by merely one idea. In Hinduism, Atman (soul) is an example of this idea. In Jainism, it refers to a concept called "Brahman".

In Buddhism, there is no single concept that can be considered the "ultimate reality", but instead there is a complex network of concepts and ideas that form the basis for Buddhism and it is these concepts and ideas that make up an individual's belief system.

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