Reality English Translation of Sarvarthasiddhi

Author(s): S A Jain
Publisher: Jwalamalini Trust Chennai

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SENSORY KNOWLEDGE
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compelled to give up his own position. Does this knowledge of the ascetic cognize objects one by one or simultaneously ? If it cognizes one by one, it cannot be omniscience; for the objects are infinite If it is admitted that it cognizes objects simultaneously, his statement quoted below is shattered. "Just as one cognition does not know two objects, so also two cognitions do not know one object."
Or the proposition that 'all impressions are momentary' goes to pieces. For one knowledge extending to several instants is admitted, as knowing several objects is possible only one by one. It cannot be said that it knows simultaneously. That which is the instant of its birth is for its benefit or realization alone. Only after its own realization everything begins to proceed in its work. It is argued that knowledge is like the lamp which does both, namely shining and illuminating objects at the same time. But the two activities of shining and illuminating are admitted even of the lamp only if the objects exist for several instants. Further, since it is admitted to be bereft of details, it will become void.
Pramāna has been said to be of two kinds. The first kind is described in detail.
:: Aa: fela: et FararsfHATI TA 11 3 11 Matiḥ smţiiḥ saijñā cintā abhinibodha ityanarthāntaram (13)
13. Sensory cognition, remembrance, recognition, induction and deduction are synonyms.
These are the synonyms of the knowledge mentioned first. These arise on the destruction-cum-subsidence of karmas which obscure sensory knowledge. And there is no activity of these in scriptural knowledge etc. The derivations are given. Cognizing is cognition. Remembering is remembrance. Recog. 'nizing is recognition. Inductive reasoning is induction. Deductive reasoning is deduction.
Other expansions which are appropriate must be understood. Though the words are derived from different roots, by the force of convention these are synonyms. For instance, though the words Indra, ś.zkra, Purandara denote different