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-606 ] THE DOOR OF DISQUISITION, CALLED NAYA 211 meaning), perfect in accent, free from (indistinctness) at the throat and lips, and learnt from the instruction of the teacher. (Vide sutta No. 14); then that is, after uttering it correctly), one will know whether that is an expression concerning one's own doctrine or an expression concerning other's doctrine, or an expression concerning bondage, or an expression concerning emancipation or an expression concerning samaiya or an expression concerning no-sămāiya. Then when that is correctly) uttered, by some revered monks, some topics are understood, and some are left un-understood by some. Therefore, for the understanding of the un-undetstood (topics), I shall explain the words one by one. (Here, runs a verse):
Know that the characteristic features (of exposition) are sixfold, viz. (1) the (correct) utterance of the text (samhitā), (2) disjunction and parsing of) words, (3) paraphrasing, (4) expounding of compound words, (5) anticipation of objections, and (6) establishment (of the correct meaning |/135/
This is the exposition of the related topics, touching the sutta. This is the exposition of the related topics. This is the exposition in accordance with context. 1
[Sutta 606 : The door of Standpoint]
606. Then what is a standpoint (naya) ? Seven basic standpoints have been stated, for example,
(1) negama (popular); (2) samgaha (synthetic); (3) vavahāra (pragmatic); (4) ujjusua (straightforward); (5) sadda (verbal); (6) samabhirudha (restricted);
(7) evambhūta (functional). On this, (run the verses):
That which ascertains (the object) by various ways of knowledge (is negama)—this is the etymology of (1) negama. The definition of the remaining nayas also I shall propound here, please listen |/136/
(They) briefly speak of the (2) samgaha-statement as (expressing) the general condensed meaning. The (3) vavahāra expresses the determinate (practicable) meaning in respect of all substances //137/
1. Vide supra, sutta No. 691. . 2. Vide supra, sulta No. 75.
