Tattva Sangraha Vol 1

Author(s): Kamlashila, Ganganatha Jha
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER I.
Effects, like Ourd and the rest, must proceed only from particular causes; simply because there would be nothing to be produced out of any cause. This supports the (parodied) argument Because all things are nol possible What is meant is that when the Sankhya asserts that an Effect cannot be produced from all causes what he means is that a particular Effect can be produced only from a particular Cause'. This is not possible under the Sarilehya theory of the Effect being already existent; as, under this theory, there would be nothing to be produced.- Similarly as regards the argument that 'an efficient Cause can produce only that for which it is efficent', neither efficiency' nor the production of that for which it is efficient is possible under the Sanchya theory; for the very same reason that there is nothing to be procluced (under the theory). If anything were produced by another thing, then alone could one admit the officiency of the latter thing, which could then be accepted as the Cause of that which would be produced ;-not otherwise.-This is what is meant by the words—Nor tvorild there be efficiency', nor any operation of the Cause', 421)
The following Text proceeds to show that it is not right that things should be regarded as 'Cause', for the simple reason that what is regarded as to be produced already exists (according to the Sārkhya)
TEXT (22). INASMUCH AS EVERY EFFECT IS ALREADY THERE IN ITS ENTIRETY, THERE CAN BE NOTHING TO BE PRODUCED' (Ax Effect); CON. SEQUENTLY, THE VERY NAME 'CAUSE' CANNOT BE
LOGICAL.—(22)
COMMENTARY. This is said in support of the argument (the last one in the parodied Sankhyakārika) Because the effect is of the same essence as the Cause': - But it is not (i.e. the name 'Carrse' is not illogical). Hence the Effect cannot be regarded as existent this conclusion has to be construed with all the (five) arguments set forth above.-(22)
With the following tect the Author proceeds to criticise the theory of the Effect being existent, from another point of view
TEXT (23).
ALL MEANS (OF COGNITION), WHEN OPERATIVE, SERVE TO SET ASIDE WRONG COGNITION AND TO PRODUCE DEFINITELY CERTAIN COGNITION; THIS WOULD NOT BE COMPATIBLE WITH
REASON (UNDER THE Sanchya THEORY), (23)
COMMENTARY. * Operative-active. Wrong Cognition includes also Doubtful Cognition, as it partakes of both the contraries (affirmation and denial), and hence