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Yet his monotheism was a kind of pantheism. His date may be the beginning of the fifteenth century. YET HIS MONOTHEISM WAS A KIND OF PANTHEISM HIS DATE MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY
ret them in the most literal way possible. This is done especially by the followers of Vallabha Acharya.[28] These men attained a most unenviable notoriety about twenty years ago, when a case was tried in the Supreme Court of Bombay, which revealed the practice of the most shameful licentiousness by the religious teachers and their female followers, and this as a part of worship! The disgust excited was so great and general that it was believed the influence of the sect was at an end; but this hope unhappily has not been realized. [Sidenote: Reforms attempted. Kabir. Nanak. Failure of all reforms.] Reformers have arisen from time to time in India; men who saw the deplorable corruption of religion, and strove to restore it to what they considered purity. Next to Buddha we may mention Kabir, to whom are ascribed many verses still popular. Probably the doctrine of the unity of God, as maintained by the Mohammedans, had impressed him. He opposed idolatry, caste, and Brahmanical assumption. LEGORICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE UNION BETWEEN THE DIGNITY AND TRUE WORSHIPPERS BUT SOME INTERPRET THEM IN THE MOST LITERAL WAY POSSIBLE THIS IS DONE ESPECIALLY BY THE FOLLOWERS OF VALIBA ARCHERIA THESE MEN ATTAINED A MOST UNENVIABLE NOTORIETY ABOUT TWENTY YEARS AGO WHEN A CASE WAS TRIED IN THE SUPREME CODE OF BOMBAY WHICH REVEALED THE PRACTICE OF THE MOST SHAMEFUL LICENTIOUSNESS BY THE RELIGIOUS TEACHERS AND THEIR FEMALE FOLLOWERS AND THIS AS A PART OF WORSHIP THE DISGUST EXCITED WAS SO GREAT AND GENERAL THAT IT WAS BELIEVED THE INFLUENCE OF THE SECT WAS AT AN END BUT THIS HOPE UNHAPPILY HAS NOT BEEN REALIZED REFORMERS HAVE ARISEN FROM TIME TO TIME IN INDIA MEN WHO SAW THE DEPLORABLE CORRUPTION OF RELIGION AND STROVE TO RESTORE IT TO WHAT THEY CONSIDERED PURITY NEXT TO BUDDHA WE MAY MENTION CABILLE TO WHOM ARE ASCRIBED MANY VERSES STILL POPULAR PROBABLY THE DOCTRINE OF THE UNITY OF GOD AS MAINTAINED BY THE MOMADANES HAD IMPRESSED HIM HE OPPOSED IDOLATRY CASTE AN BRAHMANICAL ASSUMPTION
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