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EXAMINATION OF THE FIRST CATEGORY- SUBSTANCE'.
with the yarns, it might be recognised as having the characters of having a different maker and the rest (which have been put forward by the other party); as it is, lowever, that Cloth itself is not known as something different from the yarus; as it is this very difference that the other party has proceeded to establish. The mere presence of the two different names' Cloth and Yarna'-does not necessarily prove tho two things to bo different, ug clifferent names may be applied to the same thing for various other purposes, For instance, some particular yarns, having reached a certain condition, become capable of accomplishing the useful purpose of keeping off cold; and there may be other yarns-which, for instanco, have just left the hands of the spinning women, which are not so capable. And with a view to indlicate that the former yarns are capable of accomplishing a single purpose, the single term Cloth' is applied to them by people speaking of them, specially for the purpose of avoiding confusion ; even though, in reality the Cloth is not anything different from the yarns.
Question :-"Why, then, is a single term applied at all ?"
Answer :-If each of the yarns were spoken of separately,-i.e. if each yarn were spoken of one by one, then, there would be the following defects (a) Prolixity ; i.e. as many words will have to be used as there are things capable of accomplishing the same purpose ; and this would be too prolix ; (6) Incapacity; it will not be possible to ascertain the specific forms of each individual; this is what is meant by incapacity (0) Futility : speaking of them as having some imaginary common form, it is better to speak of them by a single word ; and hence there is no use in speaking of each of them separately. On the other hand, if they are all spoken of as a whole, there is the distinct advantage that usage becomes simplified. Just as single comprehensive words are used in speaking of all things by such all comprehensive names as World', 'Three-Worlds', Universe' and so forth. Exactly of the same kind is the name Cloth' (as comprehending all the yarns).
The compound vibhinna, elc. is to ba expounded by making a copuletive compound between Karty' and 'Samarthya, etc., and then taking this copulative compound as qualified by the term 'vibhinna'.-(581-583)
It has been argued (under Tech 462, above) that," if there were no gross Substance, the perception of the Tree and such things would not be possible ; etc., etc." -This is answered in the following
TEXT (584). AS A MATTER OF FACT, THOSE ATOMS THAT HAVE COME INTO EXISTENCE AS MUTUALLY HELPFUL,-ARD NOT BEYOND THE SENSES; AS
THEY ARE WITHIN REACH OF THE SENSES.-(584)
COMMENTARY.
The fact of Atoms being beyond the reach of the senses is not admitted ; because such Atoms as have attained a certain condition are actually percepti
