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and persevering in the practice of virtue, have by profound 

 and correct meditation attained mental tranquillity, and 

 being thus tranquil I live in the world with the perception 

 of its being finite, and by this I know that the world is 

 finite and bounded on every side. This Priests is the first 

 reason why some Samanas and Bramins hold doctrines re- 

 specting finity and infinity, and speak of the world being 

 finite or infinite. 



Secondly. Upon what principle or for what reason do 

 some Samanas and Bramins hold doctrines respecting finity 

 and infinity, and speak of the world being finite or infinite. 

 Priests, a Samana or Bramin subjects his passions, is con- 

 stant and persevering in the practice of virtue, and by pro- 

 found and correct meditation attains mental tranquillity : 

 being thus mentally tranquil he lives in the world with 

 the perception of its being infinite, and says, this world is 

 infinite and boundless : if any Samanas and Bramins in the 

 world say This world is finite and bounded on every side 

 they speak falsely : the world is infinite and boundless. 

 How does this appear ? I, subjecting my passions, and be- 

 ing constant and persevering in the practice of virtue, have 

 by profound and correct meditation attained mental tran- 

 quillity, and being thus tranquil I live in the world with 

 the perception of its being infinite, and by this I know that 

 the world is infinite and unbounded. This Priests is the 

 second reason why some Samanas and Bramins hold doc- 

 trines respecting finity and infinity, and speak of the world 

 being finite or infinite. 



Thirdly. Upon what principle or for what reason do 

 some Samanas and Bramins hold doctrines respecting finity 

 and infinity, and speak of the world being finite or infinite. 

 Priests, a Samana or Bramin subjects his passions, is con- 

 stant and persevering in the practice of virtue, and by pro- 

 found and correct meditation attains mental tranquillity : 

 being thus tranquil he lives in the world with the percep- 

 tion of its being finite above and below, but infinite in the 

 lateral expansion ; he therefore says, This world is both 

 finite and infinite. If any Samanas or Bramins say, this 

 world is finite and bounded on all sides they speak falsely : 

 or if any Samanas or Bramins say This world is infinite 

 and unbounded, they also speak falsely : this world is both 

 finite and infinite. How does this appear ? I, subjecting my 

 passions and being constant and persevering in the practice 

 of virtue, have by profound and correct meditation attained 

 mental tranquillity : and being thus tranquil 1 live in the 



