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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XVI.
Both these views would be open to the same objection. How could that which is non-different from Cognition be something different ? This is what is shown in the words - As regards the view that the form of the Cognition, etc. etc. '-(899-901)
The Author points out the objections against the view that it is 'Intui. tion that is brought about by words (set forth in Text 892):
TEXTS (902-905).
AS REGARDS INTUITION', WHIOR HAS BEEN REGARDED AS THE IMPORT OF WORDS';-IF IT APPERTAINS TO THE EXTERNAL OBJECT, THEN, INASMUCH AS THE EXTERNAL OBJECT HAS ONE PARTICULAR CHARACTER, HOW COULD THERE BE VARIOUS INTUITIONS'?-IF THE 'INTUITIONS' BE HELD TO BE OBJECTLESS, AND EXISTING ONLY IN THE FORM OF FACULTIES, TEEN HOW COULD THERE BE EITHER COMPREHENSION OR ACTIVITY REGARDING EXTERNAL THINGS? -IF IT BE HELD THAT THESE TWO (COGNITION AND ACTIVITY) ABANDON THE EXTERNAL FORM AND REST WITHIN THEMSELVES, THEN THE IMPORT OF WORDS BECOMES UNREAL, FALSE-AS PROCEEDING THROUGH ILLUSION.-NOR CAN INTUITION BE KELD TO BE BASELESS; AS IN THAT CASE, IT SHOULD APPEAR EVERYWHERE. IF THE
EASIS OF IT BE HELD TO CONSIST IN THE MUTUAL EXCLUSION' AMONG THINGS, THEN TRAT IS EXACTLY
OUR VIEW,-(902-905)
COMMENTARY. If "Intuition is really based upon the external object, then it cannot be possible for various Intuitions to appear in persons living at mutually incompatible times, relating to any single thing like Sound; because what is one cannot have several natures.
If Intuitions are devoid of objects, then Activity and Comprehension in connection with objects should not be possible; as the word wonld have no connection with objects.
If it be held that,"the Comprehension and Activity come about under illusion, the object being imposed upon what is objeotless",—then the Import of Words becomnes illusory, mistaken; and of this Illusion, some cause has to be found; otherwise, if there were no cause of the Musion, it should appear everywhere and at all times. If the mutual exclusion among things be held to be the cause of the illusion, then you support our own view, and 8s such your argument becomes superfluous.-(902-905)
