Gandharavada

SR No.: 006739
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Esther A Solomon
Publisher: Gujarat Vidyasabha
Publication Year: 1966
Total Pages: 400
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 18 MB

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We have a similar pūrva-pakṣa in Nyāya-sūtra, 4.2.31-32— Svapnavişayābhimănavad ayam pramāņaprameyābhimānaḥ; māyā-gandharvanagara-mrgatrşņi kävad vă.
(1692) Things are relative (sāpeksa), e. g. short-long. -- Yo'pekşya sidhyate bhāvaḥ tam evāpekşya sidhyati; yadi yo'pekşitavyaḥ sa sidhyatāṁ kam apekşya kaḥ. yo'pekşya sidhyate bhávaḥ so'siddho' peksate katham,
athāpy apekșate siddhas tv apekşā’sya na vidyate. — Mūlamādhyamika Kārikā, 10.10-11.
We have a similar pūrvapakşı (p:ima-facie view) and its refutation in Nyāya-sūtra, 4.1. 39-40.
See Tejobindu Up. 5. 21--29 for similar arguments to prove the unreality of everything except Brahman. Not by themselves, nor by others .... ... Also --
Na svato napi parato na dvābhyam na'py ahetutaḥ, utpannā jātu vidyante bhāvāḥ kvacana kecana. 1.1. na svato jāyate bhāvaḥ pirato naiva jāyate;
na svataḥ parataś caiva jāyate jāyate kutaḥ. 21.13. – Mūlamādhyamika Kárikā.
(1694) — Produced, non-produced ........ cannot be produced:Utpadyamānam utpădo yadli cotpadayaty ayam; utpā layet tam utpādam utpădaḥ katamaḥ punaḥ. 18. anya utpadayaty enam yady utpado' navasthitih; athānutpā da utpannah sarvam utpadyate tatlā. 19. svataś ca tā vad utpattir asataś ca na yujyate;
na sataś căsataś ceti purvam evopapāditam. 20. --- Mülamadhyamika Kārikā, 7.
(1695) Compare :Hetupratyayasāmagryam prthagbhā ve’pi madvaco na yadi,
panu śünyatvam siddham bhāvānām asvabhā vatahVigrahavyā vartanī, 21.
hetoś ca pratyayānāṁ ca sāmagryā jāyate yadi; phalam asti ca sāmagryām sāmagryā jāyate katham. 1. hetoś ca pratyayānam ca sämagryā jāyate yadi; phalam năsti ca sāmagryām sāmagryā jāyate katham. 2.