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[ 49 and living at present and likely to live in future-that is one and the same persisting at all times.
___ Thus, in short, the first view that looks at the differences of things, regards as true various states of a man such as, childhood and youth; while the other view looking at the oneness of thing regards as true the underlying Reality or substance abiding at all times. Both these views are true in their own limited spheres, but if they arrogate to themselves the whole comprehen. sive truth without any regard for the limited truth of the rival view, they are not true. 42, 43
What in reality is the intrinsic nature of a man, is related in the following verses. They also determine the nature of the soul by following the same line of inquiry :
णय होइ जोव्वणत्था बालो अण्णो वि लजइ ण तेण । ण वि य अणागयवयगुणपसाहणजुज्जइ विभत्ते॥४४॥ जाइ-कुल-रूव-लक्खण-सरणा-संबंधो अहिगयस्स । बालाइभावदिट्ठविगयस्स जह तस्स संबंधो ॥ ४५ ॥ तेहिं अतीताणागयदोसगुणदुगुंछणऽब्भुवगमेहिं । तह बंध-मोक्ख-सुह-दुक्खपत्थणा होइ जीवस्स ॥४६॥
(44) A man who is in his youth cannot be regarded as merely a child. He is something else than a mere child. But at the same time
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