Dignagas Criticism Of Mimamsaka Theory Of Perception

Author(s): Massaki Hattori
Publisher: Massaki Hattori

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Dignāga’s Criticism of the Mimāņsaka Theory(M. Hattori)
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nition' (buddhi), (then it must be recognized that the former is the effect (kärya) of the latter. As the relation of an effect to its cause (kāraṇa) is thought to be the intimate relation (samavāya), it follows that the 'origination') is intimately related to its own cause, (namely the 'cognition'. Accordingly, it may well be conceived here that the origination' is resulted through the instrumentality of the intimate relation, which, in this respect,) is deemed to be) the means (pramāņa) (in regard to the origination of a cognition). Even so, however, how can (the
35) intimate relation, which is perpetually present (nitya),] be the means
[of the origination' which naturally is limited in time) ?
The Vaišeșikas hold the view that the ‘origination' as the effect [of a cognition) is intimately related either to its own cause, viz., the cognition, or to the universal existence (satta), [attribute-ness (guņatva), cognition. hood (buddhitva)) and so on, (which are the universals related to the cognition. On this point the Mīmaņsakas are in concert with them.)
· There, if we admit, in accordance with their view, that the ‘origination of a sensory apprehension is resulted through that intimate relation, then it follows as a necessary consequence that the intimate relation is the means in regard to the origination) of a perceptual knowledge. In fact, however, the intimate relation, being perpetually present, has no concern with the ‘origination'. Accordingly, it hardly stands to reason to presume that the origination of a sensory apprehension is resulted through
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34) cf. Kanādasūtra-vivști, ad VII, ii, 26 : karya-kāraṇayor avayavåvayavinor
yataḥ samband hat ihêdam iti pratyayaḥ sa samavāyaḥ. 35) Regarding the nityatva of samavāya, cf. Vaisesikasūtrô paskāra, ad VII, ii,
26, Athalye, Tarkasamgraha of Annambhatta, Bombay Skt. Ser., p. 97. 36) k. lla-c:/ gal te blo las skye gşan
ma yin yan gan las der / cf. NR, ad IV, 53: yadi buddher arthåtaran janma, tat kis vaišesikoktah karane karyasya samavaya iti cen na. tasya
nityatvenâkşånadhinatvāt pratyakşatvánupapatteh. cf. also ŚVK, ad IV, 53. 37) cf. J, 80b. 1 (906. 5) 38) J, 80b. 2 (90b. 5): dpyod pa pa rnams kyis kyan deņi (=ka na bhu dzā
yi) lugs kho na la brten to /
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