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extinct. 79. Because, if even, by reason of death, the body be separated from life, it is not extinction and change of nature from its own self, but decay 1 of peculiarities and a necessity of going from place to place, from duty to duty ? 80. Then each one of the qualities of one's body and life is to subsist again, in its own nature, for other duties, as is revealed. 81. And the existence of these creatures and creation, fully continuously and perpetually active, is advantageously manifest during a suitable period.
82. Thus far is considered complete upon this subject.
CHAPTER XIII. 1. Again, about the inconsistency and faulty statements of the first scripture 3, (2) which they call holy (âzâd)-(3) and as to it they are, in every way, unanimous that the sacred being wrote it with his own hand, and gave it to Moses (Mashâê)-(4) so that, as it is full of delusion, I will here publish, for your information, a story out of all its stupidity and of much that is in it.
5. It states, in the beginning of the scripture, (6) that there first arose earth, without form and void 5,
1 Assuming that Pâz. nyârasni is a misreading of Pahl. nihârisno. ? Compare Chap. IV, 87.
The Old Testament. - Pâz. nihang-e (Pahl. nisang-I, Av. ni+sangha) appears to mean "a tale, tract, or essay,' and is connected with farhang, learning. Sans, has somewhat, a little.'
Assuming that Pâz. av khûn u tãn (which Nêr. seems to have understood as âv-i khûn-vatãn, 'water containing blood') is a misreading of Pahl. afâm va tahân. Nêr. may have been thinking of Mkh. IX, 8.
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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 |