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VERSES
CIDANANDA
24
None showeth the Right Way ; Each praises his own whomsoever ye ask. But each looks from one angle To establish his own viewpoint. As it is not viewed from all facets This becomes a froth. The Vedantist speaks of the Brahman Believing Him to be the only reality. The Mimansaka speaks of the Karma Which arises at one's own doings. Says the Buddhist, the Buddha has shown, The transitoriness of everything. While the Naiyaika has the notion of a Creator, To a Carvaka it's all a dream, And to others it is all void, And then they have other differences. Thus each extols his own viewpoint And none takes an all-pervasive view of reality, Still calling himself the Omniscient. Says Cidananda, only the seeker can find The Right Way shown by the Jina.
25 Awake ye my soul, Drink the beauty of the Jina's face.
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