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338 : Scientific Contents in Prākṛta Canons
Mimāmsakas
may cause illusion. There is no real sameness in words.
Sound becomes apparent by implication.
Words, ears or both are refined by sounds.
2. Words are expressed/manifested rather than produced.
Palates etc. and sounds are manifesting agents rather than producing hearing.
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Words are not eternal as otherwise,
(i) They should always be heard as there seems to be no visible cause of their nonexistence.
(ii) Expression of words at one place or time should lead to their expression at all places and times.
(iii) Because of same-sense receivability, all the words should be heard simultaneously at all places by all people leading to their non-meaning. (iv) There is no rule that manifestable is always manifested by agents. This suggests non-omnipresence of words.
(v) Sounds are the same as words.
(vi) The manifestational flaws could be avoided if the agents are treated as sound-producing agents.
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