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## Muktatattvamimamsa: Defects in the Theory of Annihilation (Kshanikavada)
(651) If the nature of Sat (being) is considered to be Asat (non-being), then Asat will be produced, and therefore it will also be destroyed. Consequently, the destroyed Asat will be reborn, or else it will be constantly destroyed, and there will be no state of existence for it.
**Explanation:**
The statement "It is not" implies that Sat is considered to be Asat, meaning the absence of being. Due to the occasional existence of Asat, it will be produced, and due to this production, it will also be destroyed, because "Whatever is produced is impermanent." Therefore, the destroyed Asat will be reborn in the same form, because there is no other possibility for the destruction of Asat. In other words, there is no other way for it to be destroyed.
Now, if someone argues that destruction is only a state of being before and after the destruction-causing factor, then this is a misconception. The constant destruction that is assumed will not have any state of existence, and it will be destroyed even at the desired moment.
Based on the statement "It is not," the nature of Sat is considered to be Asat, meaning the absence of being. This will lead to the production of Asat, the emergence of absence. Therefore, something that does not exist in the first place cannot be produced, being cannot arise from non-being, and the world cannot be created from nothing! It is like saying that Asat will spontaneously appear in the sky like a sky flower, a hare's horn, or a barren woman's child, which does not exist! This production of Asat is directly contradicted and is flawed in many ways.
(1) Even if we assume that Asat is produced, it will be destroyed along with its production. Because whatever is produced is also destroyed, this is a rule. Therefore, Asat will be destroyed, and it will vanish. Consequently, the destroyed Asat will be reborn in the same form, because the destruction of Asat is "Vahoottimattanatya," meaning whatever is produced is impermanent. Therefore, the destroyed Asat will be reborn in the same form, because there is no other possibility for the destruction of Asat. In other words, there is no other way for it to be destroyed. Now, if someone argues that destruction is only a state of being before and after the destruction-causing factor, then this is a misconception. The constant destruction that is assumed will not have any state of existence, and it will be destroyed even at the desired moment.