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Samantbhadra-Bharati
Chapter 7 When established, Agamasiddha is proven in the same way as Hetusiddha.
Thus ends the sixth chapter of Devagamapt-Mimamsa.
Seventh Chapter The Buddhist belief of Antarangaarthata-Ekanta is flawed.
Antarangaarthata-Ekanta is flawed, the intellect and scripture are all false.
It is merely an appearance of proof, how can it be proof without proof? ||71||
'If (according to the Buddhist view of Vijnanavadins) the Ekanta of Antarangaarthata is accepted - the Antaranga, which is self-evident knowledge, is accepted as its reality, and the Bahiranga, which is inert and unfit for perception, is not accepted as its reality, then the intellect, which is in the form of inference, and the scripture, which is in the form of Agama, are all false. When they are false, then they are merely appearances of proof; because proof is characterized by truth, and an appearance of proof is characterized by falsehood (Mrusha). And how can the use of an appearance of proof be possible without accepting the existence of proof? - It cannot be possible. Therefore, the belief in the Ekanta of Antarangaarthata is flawed. It cannot be proven by any proof, such as inference, etc.; and when it cannot be proven, it cannot be made known to others.'
(That which is in the form of the perceiver and the perceived is all illusory, such a belief of the Sanvedanavadins makes even Sanvedana illusory; because knowledge of the true nature also occurs when there is an absence of the characteristics of Vedya-Vedaka.)