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BELIEF IN RE-BIRTH. sula. Not to speak of the higher philosophical treatises of the soil, even the ordinary Indian vernaculars abound in such passages and proverbs which unequivocably bespeak of their staunch faith in one's own of the belief. Karma in such a manner as makes it pretty clear that the belief in question has become a source of solace and comfort in one's disappointments and failures in life. Thus lamenting over the cruelty of fortune, a melodious bird of Bengal sings-"afe i fori HIT FTA fafe"-'Ah! my dear, what alas! was written in my karma".
It is important to note that this belief in Karma and repetition of births is not confined within the precincts of India only. It is also prevelant in China and Japan. There is a Japanese proverb—"Resign thyself as it is the result of thine own karma."
Not the Eastern countries only: an enquiry into the literary contributions of the Christian lands unmistakeably shows how far the doctrine of Karma and metempsychoses has influenced the civilization of Egypt and Greece. Even the mighty minds of Europe and America have
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