ONTOLOGY OF THE SPIRITUAL WAY IN EARLY BUDDHISM
The article deals with ontological aspects of the Theravada Buddhist teachings. The author gives a description of the main theoretical doctrines of the Buddha’s teaching, which determined the concept of the spiritual path in Buddhism. The specificity of Buddhism is a significant emphasis on the theory and methodology of salvation. Salvation as libera- tion from samsaric illusion and approaching the true being of nirvana. This is the spiritual path that man’s consciousness undergoes, the route that the special ontology of Buddhism offers.