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appears as a perfectly peaceful being, he of the fifth predication, because of the inexpressibility of his nature is aweinspiring; and seekers of deliverance approach him with a feeling of reverence. Nelson as a fighter and Nelson with the background of an inscrutable nature taking the role of a fighter are not the same; the first, people would admire and honour, the second, they would revere with awe.
THE Sixth BHANGA
6. The Arhat is not the deliverer and is inexpressible, -isthe sixth statement in the Syādvāda. This sixth Bhanga is a combination of the second and the fourth Bhanga's and reveals a new aspect of the Arhat's character. In this predication, the Arhat appears as the awe-inspiring high being and makes seekers of deliverance more and more selfreliant in the matter of their deliverance without forgetting the Arhat. The second proposition,—The Arhat is not the deliverer,--if it were a statement of the complete character of the Arhat might have made the seekers of deliverance look upon the Arhat with a feeling of perfect unconcern. The fourth Bhanga presents the Arhat in a mysterious light,—he is both a deliverer and not a deliverer. The two predications combined yield the net result viz. the seekers of deliverance must be self-reliant, "up and doing' keeping the Arhat in view as “God over head”. Such subjective attitudes have an objective counterpart of a real aspect of the Arhat's character, which is stated in the sixth Bhanga. When Nelson with his inscrutable nature used temporary quiscience as his modus operandi, his naval units practised utmost patience, self-control and readiness for operation without losing confidence in him.
THE SEVENTH BHANGA
7. The last of the Bhanga's in the Syädvāda is of the form, -The Arhat is the deliverer, the Arhat is not the deliverer and the Arhat is inexpressible,-a combination of the first, the second, and the fourth of the Bhanga's. It may be said that the first Bhanga in our illustration is evidenced by a feeling of
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