On Upadhi

Author(s): Hidenori Kitagawa
Publisher: Hidenori Kitagawa

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On “Upādhi”
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possess dharma D12 (the upādhi, i.e. the nature of having a mani. fested color) exist. A part of area B is shown to be outside area D because there exists such a thing as wind that possesses the nature of being a substratum of a perceptible touch but does not possess the nature of having a manifested color. A part of area C is shown to be outside area D because there exists such a thing as soul that possesses perceptibility but does not possess the nature of having a manifested color. It is to be noted that although in Figure V a part of area B happens to be outside area C, there is no assurance that a part of area B should always be outsied area C in a figure where a part of area B and a part of area C are shown to be outside area D. For instead of Figure V we can also have Figure VI, where also a part of area B and a part of area C are shown to be out. side area D but no part of area B is shown to be outside area C. But if there is a possibility that area B may be completely included in area C as is shown by Figure VI, then the relation that dharma C is a pervader of dharma. B may hold and
Figure V the invalidity of the argument cannot be pointed out for sure. Then what should we do to bar out the case shown by Figure VI? Look at Figure VII. The area inside the largest rectangle drawn with the thickest line represents the whole universe. This rectangle is divided into two smaller rectangles by a dotted line in the middle. Let's call this dotted line“ line m.” The area inside the right-side smaller rectangle
12. It is to be noted that dharma D and dharma X are not necessarily the
dharmas of dharmin A as dharmas B and C are. Cf. foot-note (6) of the preceding article.