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CHAPTER X.
The Examination of the First Category—* Substance'
COMMENTARY.
The Introductory verses have spoken of the Doctrine of 'Intervolved Chain of Causation is free from such limiting conditions as those of Quality, Substance, Action, Universal, Inherence and so forth'. In support of this the Author proceeds to examine the six categorios (of the Vaishëşikas); this examination is what is introduced in the following
TEXTS (547-5-48).
Tae HOLLOWERS OF Akşaplūda (CAUTAMA, Naiyāyikas) AND OF Kanāda
(Vaishēzikas) HAVE ASSERTED, SOLELY ON THE STRENGTH OF VERBAL AUTHORITY, THAT—"THE THEORY OF THE Ung. versal AND SUCH THINGS BEING FORMLESS, SET TORTA PREVIOUSLY-CANNOT BE RIGHT, BECAUSE THE SIX CATEGORIES OF SUBSTANCE' AND THE ROST DO REALLY EXIST".-HENOL THE REFUTATION OF THESE, SUBSTANCE AND THE REST, IS BRIEFLY SET FORTH HERE,
(547-548)
COMMENTARY.
"In one of the earlier chapters, that on the Permanence of Things' (Chapter VIIT), it has been asserted by the Buddhist) that 'the Universal and such concepts being formless, the momentary character is not attributed to them' (Teal 740). This cannot be right; because the six categories of Substance. Quality, Action, Universal, Ultimate Individuality and Inherence do really exist":-o say the followers of Akşapada and others. Naiyāyikrus have been called 'Aksapda' because they are the disciples, followers, of Akşapäda ; and similarly the followers of Kanada, the Vaishēpikas, have been called 'Kanāda'.
Solely on the strength of verbal authority' ;- i.e. they are dependent upon Verbal Authority only, totally devoid of reason.-(547-548)
With a view to refuting the category of Substance, the Author sets forth the subdivisions of Substance' (as postulated by its exponents) :
