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Even direct perception of plurality of thing of the world such as 'table', 'chair', 'Sarala tree' etc. disapproves the doctrine of indescribability of the world.55
This doctrine of unreality of the world of Advaitins can be refuted by providing counter arguments such as "world is not false, because it is different from non-existing things, that which is different from nonexisting thing is not false, as for instance, the Soul, this world is so, hence, it is not false,"56 This counter argument makes it very clear that, it is irrational to accept the Vedantins view that the soul which appears as a reality in our apprehension is only real and things are unreal which also appear as real in our apprehension. If it is said that inference proves the unreality of the world then, it can be argued thatIs syllogism, which is supposed to prove the unreality of the world, a part of the world or is it separate from it ? if it is separate, then is it true or untrue ? It cannot be true, otherwise the whole world will become true. It cannot be untrue, because, it proves nothing. If it is a part of the world then, it is unreal like the rest of the world and cannot accomplish its task of proving unreality of the world.57 If it is said that an argument has a practical validity and serves well as a working theory, then we have to accept that an argument is real, and it will destroy the fundamental position of the Advaitins, that nothing besides Brahman is real.58
Even scriptural texts such as 'sarvam khalu idam brahma' etc. instead of proving unreality of the world prove reality of the world and Brahman i.e., all existing things of the world are Brahman.59
Even Advaitic one-soul theory is not tenable because this view is again contradicted by perceptual experience of plurality of individual selves. Like Sankhyas, 60 Jainas argue that, if ātman is only one then birth and death, bondage and liberation, pain and pleasure etc, should
55 (a) R.K., pp. 34-35.
(6) S.M., pp. 78-79. 56 (a) R.K., pp. 34-35.
(b) S.M., pp. 80. 57 S.M., p. 80. 58 S.M., p. 80. 59 (a) A.S., p. 161.
(b) S,M., p. 83. 60 Sankhyakarika, verse 18, pub. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series, 1963.
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