wrongly   their   genuine   spiritual   experiences.

　　   Consequently  they  came  to  believe  in the  false

　　   notion  of an eternal  Mahaabrahmaa  who is made  of

　　   mind.　　 So   the   Buddha   is   here   criticising

　　   Ekaccasassatavaada   on  the  basis   of  his   more

　　   extensive knowledge.

　　　　  iv) Criticism  of heresies  in general: There is

　　   no legend  criticising  the  Ucchedavaada.  This  is

　　   because the Ucchedavaada tradition most probably did

　　   not record  any legend  justifying  this philosophy.

　　   The  Ucchedavaada  philosophy  only  recognised  the

　　   present  life and denied  the existence  of any life

　　   before birth and after death.  So there was no scope

　　   for the development of any such legend.

　　　　  In the Brahmahaakasyttam however, we come across

　　   a general criticism  of all the false views noted in

　　   this sutta.(42) Here the criticism  is based  on the

　　   more extensive knowledge and higher knowledge of the

　　   Buddha.  The passage  in question  states  that  the

　　   Buddha knows of all these false views and also knows

　　   of into  what sort of future  existences  fall those

　　   who  grasp  at and become  attached  to such  views.

　　   Knowing this and knowing (other) higher things (ta~n

　　   ca  Tathaagato   pajaanaati,  tato  ca  uttariitaram

　　   pajaanaati )  the Tathaagata  does not get involved,

　　   he knows about extinction;  and having  truly  known

　　   the   rising   and   passing   away   of  sensations

　　   (vedanaanam  samudaya~n ca atthamagama~n  ca), their

　　   taste,  danger,  their   not   being   the   refuge,

　　   Tathaagata,  due  to  the  non-attachment,  is  free

　　   (vimutto).

　　　　  These   are   those   other   things,  profound,

　　   difficult, to understand..  not to be grasped  at by

　　   mere logic, which Tathaagata having himself realised

　　   and seen face to face, has set forth."

　　　　  The  higher  knowledge  which  is  profound  and

　　   beyond  logic  is different  from  the knowledge  of

　　   future existences and past lives of the beings.  The

　　   phrase-"knowing   this   and  knowing(other)  higher

　　   things"-clearly shows  that two different  types  of

　　   knowledge  are  referred  to.  The higher  knowledge

　　   refers to the

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　　   (42) Diigha Nikaaya, Vol.I, pp.16-17, 21-22, 24, 28,