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Rasa, however, has not its existence ascertained by any valid means of knowledge; and hence the incapacity of sense-perception cannot be urged in its case. Such is the sense of the
text.
(59) Question.—“What are the effects from whose existence, you infer that of Nature ?"
Answer.-" The Great Principle, and the rest are the effects." This will be explained later on (Karikā XXII):
Next are mentioned the similarity and dissimilarity in forms, of these effects, with Nature-the comprehension of both of which is helpful to discriminative wisdom :-"Similar and dissimilar to Nature."
This will be further explained in Kārkā XXIII et. seq.
(60) All that (the existence of) the effect indicates is Different views that there is a Cause; in regard to this subwith regard to the nature of the ef. ject (of cause and effect) there is a difference fect. (1) The Bauddha'view of of opinion among philosophers. (1) Some the effect being an
people assert that the existent' (effect) ema. entity arising from non-entity: (2) The nates from the non-existent' ( cause ): Vedanta view of the whole series (2) others represent all effects as mere of effects being a : mere evolution illusory evolutions from out of a single from a single real entity. (3) The
The entity, and not real entities in themselves; Nyaya and (3) others again hold that the 'non-exisVais' esika view of the effect being tent' (effect) emanates from the existent a non-entity arising from entity.
(cause): (4) lastly, the revered ones declare (4) The şam that the existent' (effect) emanates from khya view of the effect being an the 'existent' (cause). entity arising from an entity
