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to man his real nature and destiny and to guide
him along the path which leads him to the goal
of life. That is why the Veda is regarded as an
independent source of human knowledge side by
side with sensuous perception and ratiocination.
As Sankara points out:-" f A aù
प्रामाण्यम् रवेरिव रूपविषये" " The authoritativeness of
the Veda with regard to the matters stated by it
is independent and direct, just as the light of
the sun is the direct means of our knowledge of
form and colour." We cannot understand the
Veda in the light of any other authority; on the
other hand, the Veda, as traditionally interpreted,
is the supreme authority in the light of which
we have to test the authority which attaches
all other sources of spiritual knowledge. Other
authorities have value only in so far as they
accord with the Sruti, and lose all claim for
recognition when they come into conflict with it.
Hence we entirely agree with Dr. Thibaut in
holding that the Advaita doctrine of Sankara
marks "a strictly orthodox reaction against all
combinations of non-Vedic elements of belief and
doctrine with the teaching of the Upanishads."
We fail to understand how, holding this view,
to man his real nature and destiny and to guide
him along the path which leads him to the goal
of life. That is why the Veda is regarded as an
independent source of human knowledge side by
side with sensuous perception and ratiocination.
As Sankara points out:-" f A aù
प्रामाण्यम् रवेरिव रूपविषये" " The authoritativeness of
the Veda with regard to the matters stated by it
is independent and direct, just as the light of
the sun is the direct means of our knowledge of
form and colour." We cannot understand the
Veda in the light of any other authority; on the
other hand, the Veda, as traditionally interpreted,
is the supreme authority in the light of which
we have to test the authority which attaches
all other sources of spiritual knowledge. Other
authorities have value only in so far as they
accord with the Sruti, and lose all claim for
recognition when they come into conflict with it.
Hence we entirely agree with Dr. Thibaut in
holding that the Advaita doctrine of Sankara
marks "a strictly orthodox reaction against all
combinations of non-Vedic elements of belief and
doctrine with the teaching of the Upanishads."
We fail to understand how, holding this view,