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less the same. If we observe the instal t'eir statues on the shrine ache.ents of differcnt religions going and bow before them almost in the to the temples, mosques or the chur- same manner and spirit as a theist ches, with thcir hearts laden with does before the image of God. God giie:, we shall find the same ho, es and thus ousted from the door, enters again fcars, and it makes no difference through the window. This is perewhether the huid which bows down in nnial story of the strength and weakpr. yer, is on ihe shrine of Lord Maha- ness of mankind which in the heart of vira, Je:us Christ or Lord Krishna. heart che:ishes the belief in God. Tagore has rightly observd, "Alas. What does this fundamental yearning for the foolish human heart? The for God, which not is individu. 1, but fund mistakes are persistent. Reason archetypal mean? Does it reveal the comes and breaks cur he.rt but we
attributes that constitute the being of move ahead in search of another God or it is merely vacuous-a psychotolies ? Lord Mahavira and the Buddha logical fall..cy burn of infantalism-a may deny God but their desciples "fond mistake” which is ever persisexhalt themselves to the status of God, tint ?
1. Grouudwork of the philo ophy of Religion. 2. R Flint, Artitheistic Theories. p. 4. 3. Karta asti kascijiagatah si caikah sa sarvagih svavasa' sa rityah.
Ima kuhevaka vidambana syuh teyam ni yesamanusasakasttvam
(Syad:ad Manjari, 6) 14. Syadvad Manjari Commentory on verse 6, Motilal Banarsidas
Delhi, p. 31, 5. Ibid--p. 31. 6. Pramana-Noya-Tattvalokalamkara, p. 32.
7. Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, in The Philosophical Works of · Humo, vol. II, Adam Black Willian. Tait and Charles Tail, 1826, p. 451.
2. Syadvada Manjari, p. 31. 8. J. J. C. Smart. "Ilie Existence of God', New Essays in Philosophical
Theology. S.C.M. Press, London, 1955, p. 42. 9. Nasprstah karmabhih sasvad visvadrsvasti kascana.
Tasyanupaya siddhasya sarvathanupapattitah (Apta Mimamsa, 8) Nityatvaikanta paksepi vikriya nopapadyate. Prageva karkabhavah kva praman:m kvatphalam.
(Ibid, 37)
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