In reading through the Pali Canon one cannot help being struck by the frequent occurrence of phrases which lay stress both on the real objective character of the truth and the supreme importance of “ self ” in the matter of the subjective aspect of the truth in so far as it is the function and duty of the self to realize (i.e. make real) the truth which the self recognizes by means of its cognitive and intuitional faculties. This emphasis is in keeping with the definite assertion of a positive and real self all through the Canon