Book Title: Alamban Pariksha
Author(s): Dinnaga, Dharmapala, N Aiyaswami Shastri
Publisher: Adyar Library

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________________ APPENDIX 117 into four, viz. rupa, arupa, nirvana and vyavahara. Each one of these four objects is again divided into two, and therefore they become eight in all, (ver. 3). Two kinds of rūpa are: upadanarūpa and upadaya-rupa. Two kinds of arupa are: citta and karman. Two kinds of nirvana are: sopadhis'eṣanir. and nirupadhis'eşanirvana. Two kinds of vyavahara are: sad. and asadvyavahara, (ver. 4). Four upadanarūpas are: earth, water, fire and air. Four upadayarupas are: hardness, attraction, mo tion and heat. Rupa is what is produced from the combination of the above eight elements (4 upadanar. and 4 upadayar.). Citta is that which cognizes a thing cognizable through the senses. Karman is to discriminate what is good and what is bad, (ver. 5). Commentary: The author intends to bring all the five groups of elements of the Buddhists indicated in this verse No. 5. Of these five groups, rūpa includes eight elements, four upadanarūpas and four upadayarupas; vedana three, kus'ala, akusala and kusalakusala; samjña six, five sense organs and one citta; 3 This is partly in harmony with Yos'omitra's comment:f हि ब्रुवते । भूतविकारविशेषा एवेन्द्रियाणीति । प्रवचने तु नैवम् । किं तर्हि । रूपादिव्यतिरिक्तानि अच्छानि अतीन्द्रियाणि स्वविज्ञानानुमेयानि इन्द्रियाणि येषां चक्षुरादीन्यधिष्ठाaf p. 24-25. See. My paper on Sarvāstivada in Sankarabhāṣya, publ. in the Jour. of Orien. Research, Madras, Vol. XI, p. 28.

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