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be easily distinguished." The general and
characteristic sound of the drum takes the place
of the Atman, and the modified and special
sounds take the place of the Atman as seen
through the upâdhis or limiting adjuncts. Dr.
Thibaut's translation can only evoke amuse-
ment :- "Now as the sounds of a drum if
beaten cannot be seized externally, but the
sound is seized when the drum is seized or the
beater of the drum."
 
We have now closed this lengthy and
detailed examination of Dr. Thibaut's conclusions
regarding the Vedanta doctrine as expounded
by Sankara. Those conclusions are utterly unten-
able and show how mistaken throughout is his
comprehension of the doctrine as revealed in the
Upanishads or exhibited as a system in the
Sutras of Vyasa. Consequently Colonel Jacob's
statement that "it is impossible to resist the
conclusion at which he (Dr. Thibaut) arrives "
falls to the ground. We have also shown the
incorrectness of Colonel Jacob's views regarding
the sense of the word Maya, and the Vedantic
doctrine of Maya.