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of expressing its true significance with any. thing like mathematical exactness or precision “ Him the Gods envy from their lower seats Him the Three Worlds in ruin should not
shake ; All life is lived for him, all deaths are dead; Karma will no more make
New houses. Seeking nothing he gains all ; Foregoing self, the Universe grows I'. If any teach Nirvana is to cease, Say unto such they lie. If any teach Nirvana is to live Say into such they err." The great difficulty of settling the question absolutely either this way or that, arises from the fact that the founders of Buddhism and Jainism, especially that of Buddhism, have not thought fit to discuss these questions. Buddha never taught his disciples whether the world is finite or infinite,
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat