Tattva Sangraha Vol 2

SR No.: 007609
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kamlashila, Ganganatha Jha
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1939
Total Pages: 887
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 84 MB

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EXAMINATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF SELF-SUFFICIENT VALIDITY'
1325
TEXTS (2949-2950).
“ ONE WHO ACTS IN PURSUANCE OF AN INVALID COGNITION MEETS WITH NON-CONFORMITY WITH REALITY, AND CERTAINTY REGARDING invalidity HAS BEEN HELD TO BE DUE TO EXTRANEOUS CAUSES AND ASCERTAINABLE BY A SUBSEQUENT SUBLATING COGNITION. ON THE OTHER HAND, ONE WHO AOTS IN PURSUANCE OF A VALID COGNITION DOES NOT MEET WITH THE SAID NON-CONFORMITY; AND IT IS IN REGARD TO THIS THAT WE HOLD THAT THERE IS FIRM CONVICTION REGARDING ITS VALIDITY BEING
INHERENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT."-(2949-2950)
COMMENTARY
Non-conformity with reality comes to one who proceeds to act in pursuance of an invalid cognition; and it has already been admitted that the invalidity of cognitions is due to extraneous causes. As for the Valid cogni tion, on the other hand, one who acts in pursuance of that does not meet with non-conformity; and it is of this cognition that validity has been held to be inherent and self-sufficient. In what way then can there be annulment of the assertion of self-validity' by Inference ?
The answer to the above is provided in the following
TEXTS (2951-2954).
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID IS NOT RIGHT; AS IT PROCEEDS FROM IGNORANCE
OF WHAT IS MEANT BY US. WHAT IS MEANT BY US IN REGARD TO THE SUBJECT OF CONVICTION REGARDING THE SELF-VALIDITY OF ALL COGNITIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:-IN A CASE WHERE THE CONVICTION REGARDING SELF-VALIDITY IS NOT CERTAIN, WHAT IS COGNISED, BY ELIMINATION IS INVALIDITY ; BECAUSE IRRESPECTIVELY OF THE FACT OF THE REAL STATE OF THINGS BEING OTHERWISE THAN THAT ENVISAGED IN THE COGNITION, AND THE FAOT OF THE SOURCE OF THE COGNITION BEING DEFECTIVE, -THE CONVICTION REGARDING ITS invalidity APPEARS IMMEDIATELY AFTER ITS BIRTH.-CONSEQUENTLY, THE INVALID COGNITION CANNOT BE SAID TO BE A CASE OF THE REVERSAL OF VALIDITY'; HENCE NO ONE WOULD EVER ACT IN PURSUANCE OF THE COGNITION THAT IS NOT IN CONFORMITY WITH REALITY, BECAUSE THERE IS ALWAYS A CERTAINTY REGARDING ITS NON-CONFORMITY.-(2951-2954)
COMMENTARY..
What is meant by us is as follows:- If you accept the self-validity of all cognitions, then that would imply the acceptance of the fact that 'cogni.