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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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER VIII.
TEXTS (422-424).
TRAT WHICH IS DEVOID OF ALL CAPACITY, AND IS LIKE THE SON OF THE BARREN WOMAN' NEVER BECOMES A CAUSE (BASIS) EVEN FOR THE MIND OF THE OMNISCIENT PERSON. AND AS IN SUCH A THING, INTELLIGENT MEN DO NOT PERCEIVE AN EFFECT OR CHARACTER AND SO FORTH, THEY DO NOT SEEK TO ESTABLISH ITS existence ; AS ANY SUCH ATTEMPT WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY BASELESS. THERE CAN BE NO USEFUL PURPOSE SERVED BY PROVING THE momentariness or SUCH A THING. SO THAT ANY OBJECTION TAKEN TO
THIS IS ALSO ABSOLUTELY PUTILE.-(422-424)
COMMENTARY. Even for the mind, etc. the term oven is meant to indicate that it is so, not only in regard to the momonte ' of the same series' as the said kind, but also in regard to such other purposes as the holding of water and the rest in the case of the Jar).
Do not perceive the effect or character and so forth ' ; -the term 'Karya', * effect', stands for the fruit, result, the term rūpa' for nature, character, -and so forth includes the particular time, place and condition ;-what is meant is that such a thing does not differ in any way from absolute non. entities like the Hare's Horns'.
Nor is there any useful purpose to be served for the person seeking to accomplish a purpose, by proving the momentariness of such a thing : because the perception or non-perception of such a character in it would not help in accomplishing any good, nor in avoiding an evil. This has been thus declared- For one seeking to accomplish a tuseful purpose, what would be the use in discussing a thing which is incapable of accomplishing a useful purpose ? What need has the young woman of discussing whether the man wanting in virility is handsome or ugly
For these reasons, when the disputant raises such questions as-"How is it known that it is momentary?"-it is entirely futile; because his opponent does not wish to prove the momentariness of such things. (422-424)
The opponent now proceeds to show that 'capacity for fruitful activity also cannot be the right differentia of entity', -as it would be too wide
TEXT (425). SUCH THINGS AS TER Sky-lotus ARE FOUND TO BE «capable of fruitful activity, IN SO FAR AS THEY SERVE AS THE CAUSE OF THEIR OWN COGNITION ; AND YET THESE ARE not existent.”—(425)
COMMENTARY. That is to say, things like the sky-lotus' are found to be capable of auch fruitful action as the bringing about of such cognitions as the sky.