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Bir--I, on my part, believe that Sankara does not possess
any attribute. Hir --No, it is never possible. Do you consider Sankara
as god Bir--Of course Hir--Will you then tell me whether good is possessed of
knowlege or not? Bir--God is indeed jñanin ! Hir--And what do you mean by the term “jñānin " ? Bir--" Jäänin" means possessed of knowledge" Hır--Well, then, is knowledge a quality ? Bir--Why not ? Sir, it is a quality
Hir--When you consider knowlodge as an attribute, this
conduces you to the logical conclusion that God is possessed of attributes !
that
Bir--O revered yreceptor | I am indeed covinced now
god-Sankara is Saguņa.
During one more interview out of tenderness that arose in Akabar's heart from the undisturbed nectas of the Sucés teachings, hs requested the Sūri with story persistence to demand someth. ing of him. At this the preceptor asked him to cancel the Jajiyā tax as well as the individual tax imposed upon the visition of holy plrces. Naturally the Emperor complied with both these damands.
In this way śrî Hiravijaya Sūri secured here an unexpected success. But he received several letters from Sri Vijayasena Sari entreating him to return to Gujarat. He too did not consider it becoming to stay long at one place. So, when, at an opportune moment, he expressed to the Emperor his desire of leaving the
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