Tattva Sangraha Vol 1

SR No.: 007608
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kamlashila, Ganganatha Jha
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1937
Total Pages: 753
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 42 MB

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() THE DOCTRINE OF 'SOUL' ACCORDING TO VÄTSIPUTRIYAS. 221
so that the Premiss of our main reason (against tho doctrine of the Vatsi. putriyus) is fully established.-(340-342)
It has thus been proved that, under the theory of its being 'incapable of being spoken of', the Pudgala can have an existence only in imagination The Author now proceeds to clinch the argument by showing that if the Pudgala is regarded as an entity, it cannot be right to regard it as 'incapable of being spoken of', otherwise the conclusion would be contrary to your own assez tion
TEXT (343). YOUR WORDS THAT "THE Pudgala is NOT DIFFERENT FROM TAD THOUGHT.
PHASES' ARE A CLEAR ASSERTION OF ITS non-difference; WHILE THE WORDS THE Thought-phase IS NOT THE Pudgala CLEARLY ASSERTS ITS difference.-(343)
COMMENTARY Further, when you assert that the Pudgala is incapable of being spokou of', you loudly proclaim quite clearly that the Pregalo is different from the Thoughi-phases. This is what is pointed out in the following
TEXT (344).
THE PRESENCE OF CONTRARY PROPERTIES IS SPOKEN OF AS CONSTITUTING 'DIFFERENCE 'ANONG ENTITIES ; IS THERE NO SUCH DIFFERENCE' BETWEEN THE Pudgala AND THE Thought-phases -(344)
COMMENTARY This argument may be formulated as follows Whero two things are possessed of properties that are mutually exclusive, they must be different from one another,-.g. between Colour and Feeling, the former being endowed with material shape and the latter being devoid of material shape ;Pudgala and Thought-phase are (according to you) possessed by such mutually exclusive properties as capable of being spoken of' and 'incapable of being spoken of'; hence this is a natural reason (for regarding the two as different).-(344)
The following Text proceedy to show that the reason here put forward is not 'unproven':
TEXT (345) FOR INSTANCE, THE Pudgala IS SAID TO BE ' incapable OF BEING SPOKEN OF AS DIFFERENT OR NON-DIFFERENT FROM FEELING AND THE REST, WHILE COLOUR, NAME AND OTHER THINGS ARE SAID TO BE ' capable OF BEING SPOKEN OF 'AS DIFFERENT FROM THEM.— (345)
COMMENTARY That is to say, the Pudgala is said to be incapable of being spoken of as different or non-different from Feeling, Name and the rest; while Colour,