Harry Potter triumphs at Olivier Awards

Harry Potter And The Cursed Child, a stage adaptation of J.K Rowling's fantastical world of witches and wizards, has cast a magical spell at the Olivier Awards, scooping nine wins at Britain's big night for theatre. The critically-acclaimed production, which opened last year in London's West End,

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what are the Buddhist metaphysics

The story of Buddhism might be said to have begun with a loss of innocence. Siddhartha Gautama, a young prince of the Shakhya clan in India, had been raised in a life of royal ease, shielded from the misery and cruelties of the world outside the palace gates, distracted by sensual pleasures and luxurious living. But one day the fateful encounter with the real world occurred, and Siddhartha was shaken to the core. There in his own kingdom, not far from his gardens and delights, he encountered people suffering from sickness, old age and death; he brooded over these things, deeply disturbed that such was the fate of all beings. Then he encountered an ascetic holy man, a renunciate dedicated to liberation. The prince then undertook the great renunciation, forsaking his family, fortune and kingdom in pursuit of the path of liberation. The central, profound question that burned in Gautama was this: "How may suffering be ended?"