Book Title: Jain Tark Bhasha
Author(s): Yashovijay Upadhyay, 
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas

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________________ Determinate concomitant as cause e. g. The word is non-eternal because it is created by effort. [The cause of 'created by effort' is the determinate concomitant of the probandum non-eternal'.] II POSITIVE CAUSE Which proves something positive (availability of non-contradictory) By giving 1 Effect as cause e. g. This mountain consists of fire because otherwise the fact of containing smoke cannot be justified. [The cause of smoke' is the effect of the probandum 'fire'.] Cause as cause e.g. There would be rain because otherwise a particular type of cloud could Sakata would rise because otherwise the rise of kṛttika would not have not have been been there. there. [The cause 'rise [The cause 'parti- of kṛttikä' is cular type of the predeccloud' is the essor of the cause of the probandum probandum 'rise of Sakata'.] 'rain'.] Predecessor as cause e.g. Successor as cause e.g. Bharant rose before because kṛttika is rising. [The cause rise of kṛttika' is the successor of the probandum 'rise of Bharani'.] Simultaneous as cause e.g. Fruit of bijoră should be possessed of form because the fact of being possessed of taste cannot be justified otherwise. [The cause 'taste' is the simultaneous of the probandum 'form'.]

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