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EXAMINATION OF THE 'PERSON OF SUPER-NORMAL VISION'. 1567
ing doos not deprive the thing of its nature. On the contrary, you yourself, by behaving like an uncultured person towards the highly cultured Blessed Lord, would be open to the derision of good men.
Such in brief is what is meant by the Text as a whole. The meaning of the words is as follows-Teachings of mixed character'-e.g. those of singing, etc; slaughter-killing of animals; wil things'-like sensuality, dishonesty and the like. In accord with the two means or forms of right cognition':-the two means are Perception and Inference; "accordance with these'-is saying nothing contrary to these; matam-found to be;-'in all matters contained therein-matters within the purview of the two Means of Right Cognition, it is in strict accord with these latter; such is the con. struction of the sentence.-Right behaviour' which is excellent, in the beginning, middle and end; such as Continence and the like.- Sarvānusha. yasandoha'--the entire mass of perception, thoughts and 'Afflictions'.
Fulfilling all the conditions'-Having all the characteristics of the enlightened Person'. This has been thus described-'When all that had to be known becomes known, all that had to be reflected upon has become reflected upon, all that had to be abandoned has become abandoned, then the Person is said to have become Buddha, Enlightened'.-(3612-3619)
On the contrary, it is the Veda that is liable to be regarded as the work of playful goblins,-in as much herein we find the teaching of incest and other improper acts in connection with the Gosava and other sacrifices. This is what is pointed out in the following
TEXTS (3620-3621).
IN FACT, IT IS IN THE CASE OF WORDS THAT ARE MARKED BY THE MENTION OF SEXUALITY, DISHONEST BEHAVIOUR, ANIMAL-SLAUGHTER AND SO FORTH, AND WHICH SPEAK OF MANY BARBAROUS ACTS, THAT THERE IS ROOM FOR SUSPICION REGARDING THEIR BEING THE WORK OF ROGUES, DEMONS AND THE LIKE, SUCH WORDS ARE LIKELY TO PROCEED ONLY FROM PERSONS WHO ARE ADDICTED TO SUCH
PRACTICES.-(3620-3621)
COMMENTARY.
* Bhujanga'—is Rogue.-- (3620-3621)
It has been argued, under Text 3249, that-"One and the same cognition has never boon found to apprehend such mutually contradictory things as the pure and the impure and so on".
The answer to this is as follows:
