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[29] In these the worship of Siva, and, still more, that of his wife, is predominant. IN THESE THE WORSHIP OF SHEWA AND STILL MORE THAT OF HIS WIFE IS PREDOMINANT
 Brahmanical assumption. Yet his monotheism was a kind of pantheism. His date may be the beginning of the fifteenth century. Nanak followed and founded the religion of the Sikhs. His sacred book, the _Granth_, is mainly pantheistic; it dwells earnestly on devotion, especially devotion to the _guru_. The Sikhs now seem slowly relapsing into idolatry. In truth, the history of all attempts at reformation in India has been most discouraging. Sect after sect has successively risen to some elevation above the prevalent idolatry; and then gradually, as by some irresistible gravitation, it has sunk back into the _mare magnum_ of Hinduism. If we regard experience, purification from within is hopeless; the struggle for it is only a repetition of the toil of Sisyphus, and always with the same sad issue. Deliverance must come from without--from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. [Sidenote: Influence of the Tantras. Worship of the Sakti.] We mentioned the Tantras as exerting great influence in later days. NITY OF GOD AS MAINTAINED BY THE MOMADANES HAD IMPRESSED HIM HE OPPOSED IDOLATRY CASTE AN BRAHMANICAL ASSUMPTION YET HIS MONOTHEISM WAS A KIND OF PANTHEISM HIS DATE MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY NONE FOLLOWED AND FOUNDED THE RELIGION OF THE SIXTH HIS SACRED BOOK THE GRAND IS MAINLY PANTHEISTIC IT DWELLS EARNESTLY ON DEVOTION ESPECIALLY DEVOTION TO THE GURRU THE SIX NOW SEEM SLOWLY RELAPSING INTO IDOLATRY IN TRUTH THE HISTORY OF ALL ATTEMPTS AT REFORMATION IN INDIA HAS BEEN MOST DISCOURAGING SAID THAT THE SECT HAS SUCCESSIVELY RISEN TO SOME ELEVATION ABOUT THE PREVALENT IDOLATRY AND THEN GRADUALLY AS BY SOME IRRESISTIBLE GRAVITATION IT HAS SUNK BACK INTO THE MARE MAGNUM OF HINGOISM IF WE REGARD EXPERIENCE PURIFICATION FROM WITHIN IS HOPELESS THE STRUGGLE FOR IT IS ONLY A REPUTATION OF THE TOIL OF SPECIFERS AND ALWAYS WITH THE SAME SAD ISSUE DELIVERANCE MUST COME FROM WITHOUT FROM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WE MENTION THE PANTHERS AS EXERTING GREAT INFLUENCE IN LATER DAYS
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