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Nyāya-Kusumānjali [ 4914 As it is impossible to account in any other way for the knowledge of a lunar eclipse, etc., (it is reasonable to belive that there exists an omnis. cient being. It is not correct to say that ( in this inference, the minor term (As'raya)* is not established, when it is so by Vikalpa. Moreover, how is it possible to say that the minor term is unestablished? If the reply be that it is owing to the want of valid knowledge (Pramana), how can you (even) say so without taking for granted that the minor term is established by Vikalpa ? (13)
Notes:-In the foregoing verses it has been stated that by the annihilation of Ghati-Karmans, one attains omniscience. Some do not believe the existence of an omniscient being. Their belief is examined in this verse and the next and it is shown to be untenable.
In the inference “fen Fest, F TTITUOSTATFTTetsfafga:" (an omniscient being exists, for otherwise knowledge of the lunar eclipse, that of the past and the future events and the like cannot be accounted for), Font:' (an omniscient being) is the minor term or the subject, iffa' (exists) is the major term or the predicate and the remaining part is the middle term or Hetu. 749 Şuras
ચંદ્રગ્રહણદિક અદષ્ટ પદાર્થોનાં જ્ઞાન બીજી રીતે સિદ્ધ નહિ થઈ શકતાં હોવાને લીધે સર્વસનું અસ્તિત્વ પ્રમાણિત થાય છે. આ
*For the explanation of Pramana, As'raya and Vilalpa the reader is referred to Chap III.
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