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(B) MIMĀMSĀ DOCTRINE OF THE 'SELF'.
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The answer is-It becomes merged, etc. etc.-While the state of Happiness remains in its own form, the other state, of Unhappiness', does not appear; it remains merged in the common character, which permeates through all states, such as being sentient, being substance and so on; and thereby renders possible the appearance of the succeeding state of 'Unhappiness'; it is for this purpose that it becomes merged in the common character.-(266)
Objection-If that be so, then the mergence of the states into the common character also should be as unreasonable as in the other states; as that also involves an incongruity,
In regard to this objection, the explanation is as follows:
TEXT (267).
“TER STATES, IN THEIR OWN TORMS, ABD MUTUALLY INCOMPATIBLE ;
AS FOR THE COMMON CHARACTER, HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCOMPATIBLE WITH ANY STATE, AND IT IS ACTUALLY
RECOGNISED, IN ITS COMMON FORM, IN ALL
STATES." Shlokavārtika, page 696—(267)
COMMENTARY
The States of Happiness and the rest are incompatible among them. selves; hence it is not reasonable that they should become merged into each other ;-on the other hand, if any one State became merged into the common character, where would there be any incongruity, which would go against the acceptance of its mergence therein ? As a matter of fact, the said common character is actually seen to be compatibly permeating through all the States; as is clear from the fact that 'Sentience and the other common characters are found to be present in all the States.-(267)
With the following Text, the Author proceeds to answer the above arguments of the Mimamsaka
TEXT (268),
IF THE STATES ARE NOT ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FROM THE SOUL, THEN THHRE SHOULD BE DESTRUCTION AND ORIGINATION OF THE SOUL ALSO, FOLLOWING UPON THE DESTRUCTION
AND ORIGINATION OF THE STATES.-(268)
COMMENTARY,
If the States are not held to be entirely different from the Soul, then, on the destruction and origination of the States, there should be destruction and origination of the Soul also. The term 'entirely' is meant to show that, if there were even the slightest degree of non-difference, the said 'des
