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and air, because you take the S'ruti facalपर्म वै सकलम् ' to mean that everything is like a dream and hence there can be no room for elements. This S'ruti is to be considered from a spiritual point of view and it points out the transitoriness of objects like wealth, beauty, etc.; but it does not mean that there is total absence of everything. Moreover, to imagine that our knowledge about the existence of objects is as shadowy as that of the moon in water is unreasonable, for, there does arise a distinction between a dream and a nondream, illusion and disillusion and the like. The existence of elements is also established by the S'ruti पृथ्वी देवता, आपो देवता......... which means earth is a deity, water is a deity, etc. " Vyakta being thus convinced became his disciple.
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When Sudharman approached Lord Mahavira, he said to him, You interpret the Shruti' पुरुषो वै पुरुषत्वमश्नुते पशवः पशुत्वम् meaning that a man is reborn a man, while a beasta beast. But this is not right, for, this Sruti means that a man who is endowed with good quali such as straightforwardness, and who has acquired the Ayushya Karman of a human being is reborn a man, while a beast that performs evil acts and that has acquired a Karman of being born as a beast is so born. But it does not mean that every man will be reborn a man- and every animal an animal. Again your belief that every effect is and ought to be just in accordance
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