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.... ATMĂ
T he Self....
OMNISCIENT TEACHER "ARHAT" (All that he sees and knows has two divisions)
Abhilāpya that Can be expressed
is infinitely less than
Anabhilāpya* That can't be expressed
Creation of Sutras
by Ganadhara Oral-Transmission
is extremely less than
What had
been Propounded
The Written Sutras scriptures, Aphorisms
Oral Transmission from preceptor to preceptors
is a fraction of
The Written fabulous
Originals
The Written I are very scarce Scriptures, Aphorisms than (due to mass available today I deliberate destructions,
burnings, etc. by invaders
and religious bigots)
Whatever is available today, even the great preceptors and Scholars of repute find it difficult to reveal the various facets of reasoning, angles and meanings it carries. Even with these handicaps it radiates Spiritual Splendour of faith, Knowledge and Conduct par-excellence.
Note * Anabhilāpya - Unexpressable : as an analogy, consider the word 'sweet', one cannot express or describe the 'Sweetness of sugar, honey or sweets; one who eats can experience the taste yet it is unexpressable.
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