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Is the Sutra-kritanga Sutra a single entity or different? If it is different, then there is the implication of six substances. And there is no other proof for you to accept a substance called "samyoga" (combination) other than the five elements, because you accept only perception as proof. And because of that, there is no acceptance of it. And if you accept another proof, then there will be no acceptance of the soul. If it is not different from the elements, then this should also be considered: Are the elements each conscious or unconscious? If they are conscious, then there is the implication of one sense organ, and also the implication of five kinds of consciousness in the aggregate. If they are unconscious, then there is the previously mentioned fault. For if that which is not present in each part is not found in the aggregate, then it is like sand and oil, etc. And what is said here, "Just as the power of intoxication is not present in each part of the body, but appears in the aggregate," is also not right. Because the power that is found in yeast, etc., is like this: the power to remove hunger in yeast, the power to cause fermentation, the power to remove thirst in water, etc. And if you accept that the elements are each conscious, then there is a difference between the example and the thing being explained. Moreover, if you accept that the elements are conscious, then there is no death. Because the elements like earth, etc., are present even in a dead body. This is not true. Because death is present due to the absence of air or fire in a dead body. This is the talk of an uneducated person. Because the absence of air is not perceived in a dead body, and because of the perception of the nature of cooking in boiling, fire is not absent. If you say that some subtle air or fire has gone away, then the soul is accepted by another name. This is all that is. And if consciousness arises only from the aggregate of elements, then consciousness is not perceived even when earth, etc., are arranged together. If you say that it is manifested when the body is formed, then that is also not right. Because even when all the elements are present in a clay image, only inertness is perceived. Thus, by considering the presence and absence, this quality called consciousness should not belong to the elements. And it is perceived in bodies. Therefore, by the process of elimination, this belongs to the soul. So, discarding your own viewpoint, accept this. And what was said before, "I am not different from earth, etc., because there is no proof to accept it, and perception is the only proof here," etc., is refuted here. Because what is said, "Perception is the only proof, not inference, etc.," is the statement of a teacher who has not been followed. Because proof is said to be that which is not contradictory to the object. And the validity of perception is established like this: Some instances of perception are accepted as valid by the proof, "These are proofs because they are not contradictory to the object, like the instances of perception that have been experienced." And these instances of perception themselves, which are known to themselves, cannot be used to prove anything else. Because perception is mute due to its being confined to its own knowledge. And if inference is proof, then how can a Carvaka, who does not refute inference, be insane? He would refute its validity like this: "Inference is not proof because it is contradictory to the object, like the instances of inference that have been experienced." And this is also inference. If you say that this is said by common knowledge, then that is also not right. Because is that common knowledge inference proof or not proof? If it is proof, then how is inference said to be not proof? If it is not proof, then how can someone be convinced by something that is not proof? If you say that it is accepted by someone else as valid, then that is also not right. If someone, due to foolishness, considers something that is not proof to be proof, then is that accepted by you, who is very intelligent? If someone thinks that poison is a sweet substance, then is that accepted by an intelligent person who is about to kill him? Thus, you, who are establishing the validity and invalidity of perception and inference, are forced to accept the validity of inference even though you do not want to. And what proof do you use to deny heaven, liberation, and deities? Perception cannot be used to deny them. Because does perception deny something that is present or something that is not present? It cannot deny something that is present because it is contradictory to its being the object of absence. And it cannot deny something that is not present because it does not exist, and therefore there is no perception. This is not logical. Because if something that pervades is absent, then the pervaded is also absent. And the perception of a Carvaka cannot be considered to pervade all objects. How can the absence of an object be established by the absence of perception? Thus, you, who are denying heaven, etc., are definitely accepting another proof. And because you accept the knowledge of another's opinion, another proof is clearly accepted here. Otherwise, how could a Carvaka have composed scriptures to teach others? This is enough of this implication. Thus, there is another proof besides perception. By that, the soul will be established. If you ask, "What is that?", then it is said: There is a soul because of the perception of its unique qualities, like the eye sense organ. The eye sense organ is directly perceived. The touch sense organ, etc., are inferred by their power to produce knowledge of form, etc., which is common. Similarly, the soul is also inferred by its unique qualities, which are different from earth, etc.