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his own will among them, and has fashioned it upon them.
78. Now which was unjust, the unreasonable command, the after-wisdom, or the scanty knowledge that was more faulty and more mischievous than these? 79. Also this, that is, why was that garden not made by him fortified and strong, so that that deluder could not have gone into it?
80. Even now he (the deceiver) has made and makes multitudes of his (the creator's) servants and worshippers deluded; (81) and, for the same reason, multitudes of apostles and prophets (vakhshvarân) are appointed by him (the creator) for the worldly existence at various times, (82) so that, as he says: • They may save my servants from the hand of that deluder, (83) and bring them into the true path and way!' 84. And even those worshippers of his, in every way through their own will, have slain and subdued (kh vâft), by a wretched . death, his own apostles?, whose diligence had brought mankind into the proper path and doctrine.
85. That original deluder and misleader is allowed an eternal life. 86. And, even till now, his will is more triumphant and absolute than that of the sacred being, through deluding and misleading, (87) because those deluded and astray are much more numerous than those in the true path and undeluded. 7.
88. Again, observe this, does he do whatever he
1 For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake; because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people... but I (Samuel) will teach you the good and the right way' (1 Sam. xii. 22, 23).
"I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute' (Luke xi. 49).
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| SR No. | 007677 |
| Book Title | Saddharma Pundarika |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | H Kern |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1884 |
| Total Pages | 2546 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 46 MB |