Sanskrit Manuscript Of Dharmakirtis Pramanaviniscaya

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Author: Kazunobu Matsuda, Ernat Steinkellner
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K. MATSUDA - E. STEINKELLNER
ties (artha) belong to the same genus, although they do not occur in all the different individual things, e.g. (the property "scratchable by iron"] in case of the earthen (diamond) which cannot be scratched by iron. And if the contradiction [between “having breath etc." and "being without self”] is not cognized, there (remains) only doubt. Since a contradiction as defined 33 between breath etc. and selflessness is not established, the exclusion (of breath etc.) from selflessness is doubtful. For a contradiction with selflessness would (only) be extant if breath etc. were restricted to (the occurrence of) a self by being an effect or the essence of that (self). And this contradiction) is not the case, as has been said (before).
But let there be an exclusion of breath etc. from selfless (things) and an absence of selflessness when these (i.e. breath etc.) occur. A self is nevertheless not established in a living body because of a non-selflessness on account of which 34 this opponent) does not accept the absence of an exclusion to be a presence in the same way) as he does not accept [an occurrence of] breath etc. in similar instances, although the counterpositive (vyatireka) is absent [therein).
If what is not excluded (avyatirekin) from the similar instances is [accepted as] the reason, then the reason would be concomitant in agreement (anvayin). If (a reason) which is not excluded [from the similar instances) is not [accepted as] concomitant in
agreement, something non-selfless (would) not have a self. (v. 84) This is the summarizing verse.
If (the opponent says:) “The self is not cognized on account of an exclusion of selflessness because of an occurrence of breath etc. How then? Breath etc. (cause the cognition of a self) only by way of affirmation.”
NV
PV
Abbreviations Nyāyavārttika. Ed. in two vols., Calcutta 1936-1944. Peking edition. Ed. D.T. SUZUKI, Tokyo-Kyoto 1955– 1961 Pramānavārttika. Ed. Y. MIYASAKA, Acta Indologica 2 (1971-72) 1-206. Pramāņaviniscaya, Chapter II. Ed. E. STEINKELLNER, Wien 1973. Pramānaviniscaya, Chapter II. Transl. E. STEINKELLNER, Wien 1979. Pramāņaviniscaya, Chapter III. P 5710 (Tshad ma, Ce, 285a7-329a7).
PVin HI
PVin IIa
PVin III
33 Cf. perhaps PVin II 13, 2-4 and 5f.
34 Tib. adds the gloss (?): "since the self would be existent because of non-selflessness".