Alamban Pariksha

Author(s): Dinnaga, Dharmapala, N Aiyaswami Shastri
Publisher: Adyar Library

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
51
Or,“
76. It becomes condition also in succession by transmitting the force ? (sakti).
It 43 is also possible successively that the objective appearance of consciousness (arthāvabhāsa), in order to give rise to a result homogeneous with itself, makes the force (sakti) seated in the [store-house] consciousness, and it is not contradictory "[to the reasoning).
“Having thus explained that the existence (bhāva) of the object (vişaya) and the existence of that which perceives the object (vişayin) exist at the same time, the author, now, explains that the existence of the object (vişaya) and the existence of that which perceives the object (visayını) arise also successively (kramena).
When the knowable aspect disposes (dispose) the dominant force, it objectivizes itself into a proper being which produces successively [consciousness]; for, while destroying itself, this knowable aspect deposits at this moment its dominant force on the Alayavijñāna. If therefore this dominant force produces accompanying factors (sahakārin) at the second moment, it will produce a consciousness homogeneous with (the dominant force], but at this moment only.
If the [dominant force] at this moment, does not produce the accompanying factors, when they arise in the third, fourth, or no matter what instant, this [dominant force], they having matured, will produce the same consciousness as this. * When one has this comprehension, he has no more difficulties “oneself is made by oneself” or “they arise at the same time" and others.
Thus this blue and other [colours), the characteristics of the knowable aspect, which existed in the precedent perception produce the following perception which will have the characteristics of blue, yellow, red and other [colours].
43 The opponent says: If the dominant force (s akti) produces the perception (jñāna), the dominant force will be precisely the object (visaya), while the precedent knowable aspect will not be the object. [The author replies the following.]
44 If the dominant force is not determined (vyavasthita) [to the action] by the knowable aspect, this dominant force will not produce any more such perception. Consequently, since the perception