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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER XIII.
Further, for the man for whom Perception is always 'indeterminate', it may he right to say that even though apparent, it is not apprehended': 1s Apprehension involves the functioning of the idea of Certitude; but for you, who hold all Perception to be determinate, it is not right that there should be no apprehension ; ets that would mean that there is no Cognition of it at all. In fact, the apprehension of objects by all certain Cognitions consists in their bringing about certitude: if then, they do not bring about this certitude, it comes to this that they do not cognise or apprehend the object at all.-(740-742)
Evon granting that the existence of something other than the Bluo' is proved, there enn be no proof for what you desire to prove : all your Conclusion itself is barred by Inforence, and to that extent, the Premise also cannot be admitted. This is what is shown in the following
TEXT (743). EVEN THOUGH IT MAY BE TAKEN AS ESTABLISHED THAT THE NOTIONS IN QUESTION HAVE A DIFFERENT CAUSE, THE EXISTENCE OF THE
UNIVERSAL AS COMPREHENSIVE, AND FREE FROM IMPERMANENCE, DOES NOT BEOOME ESTABLISHED ; BECAUSE THE NOTIONS IN QUESTION APPEAR
IN SUCCESSION.—1743)
COMMENTARY. Free from impermanence',-i.e. free from non-eternality,-eternal. " Why is it not established ? "
Because the notions in question appear in succession': i.e. the notions of the Cow and the rest. If these were due to any such commonality as the Universal', then they would not appear in succession-as their cause being always present in its perfect form, they should all appear simultaneously : just lilce several things produced simultaneously. Specially because à cause that cannot be helped does not need anything else.-1743)
Now, even admitting the Reason, the Author shows that it is 'fallible (not true', 'Inconclusive ')
TEXT (744). ON WHAT BASIS DOES THE TERM CATEGORY' ('Padārtha ") BIOST WHEN APPLIED TO THE SIX (Vaishēşika CATEGORIES) ! As ALSO THE NOTION IT EXISTS' WHICH IS FOUND TO
BE PRESENT IN BEING ', nro. 1—(744)
OOMMENTARY.
There is not even for the Vaishēşika) any such Universal'as Padar. thatva' (the genus Category ') subsisting in all the six Categories on the
