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The last reason for satkaryavāda
It will be clear that this position could easily be made to agree with the doctrine of satkäryavada. The cloth is namely also the product of the threads, which are its cause. The doctrine of satkäryavāda states that the cloth is there, in the threads, at the time when it has not yet been made. The classical Samkhya position regarding parts and wholes states that the cloth is not different from the threads that constitute it. Combined they state that the cloth is there, in the threads, because it is not really different from them. This is interpretation (2) of the Sanskrit phrase karanabhavat sat kāryam.
It is doubtful whether this argument adds much in support of the satkaryavāda, but this may not have disturbed the Samkhya commentators much. The main argument of this doctrine having been given already by the phrase asadakaranāt (see above), the new interpretation (2) of karanabhāvāt sat kāryam made it possible to present supporting evidence from the Samkhyakārika for the position that parts and wholes are identical.
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| SR No. | 269443 |
| Book Title | Last Reason For Satkaryavada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Johannes Bronkhorst |
| Publisher | Johannes Bronkhorst |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Article |
| File Size | 728 KB |