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Gaṇadharavida
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D. C.-Long-lived Vyakta! You question the existence of Bhutas. Just as, in a dream, a poor man sees before his own house multitudes of elephants, and horses, or treasures of jewellery and gold, but actually he does not possess them, and just as, under the illusion of the Indrajāla, precious things, e. g., dishes (made) of gold, silver, jewels etc., or beautiful objects e. g., parks, flowers, fruits etc., are perceived, but really speaking, they are not existing; in the same way, according your belief, bhūtas like prithivi are perceived by us; but a8 a matter of fact, they are unreal and illusory like objects seen in a dream or an Indrajāla. But this belief of yours, is absolutely unfounded.
Again, as you have a doubt in the existence of elements, the doubt is bound to arise in the case of jiva, pāpa and punya also. Because, these objects are contained in the various vikāras of the bhutas themselves. It follows, therefore, that, according to you, all bhūtas like Prthivt and all padarthas (objects) like jiva are a-vidyamāna (non-existent). This indicates that you are sarvaśūnyatāśańki and according to you, the whole Universe is just like svapna, māyā or Indrajāla.
Now, Śramana Bhagavān Mahavira gives a number of arguments for doubts which Vyakta entertained in his mind:जह किर न सओ परओ नोभयओ नावि अन्नओ सिद्धी । भावाणमवेक्खाओ वियत्त ! जह दीह-हस्साणं ॥ १४४ ॥ (१६९२ )
Jaha kira na saö paraö nobhayaö nāvi annað siddht Bhāvāṇamavèkkhāö Viyatta! jaha dîha-hassāņam. 144 (1692)
[ यथा किल न स्वतः परतो नोभयतो नाप्यन्यतः सिद्धिः ।
भावानामपेक्षातो व्यक्त ! यथा दीर्घ-हखयोः ॥ १४४ ॥ (१६९२) Yathā kila na svataḥ parato nobhayato nāpyanyataḥ siddhiḥ | Bhāvānāmapèkṣato Vyakta yatha dirgha-brasvayoḥ. 144 (1692)
Trans.-144 Accomplishment of objects, O Vyakta! like (the accomplishment of) hrasva (short) and dirgha (long)
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