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EXAMINATION OF SYĀDVĀDA' (JAINA DOCTRINE).
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beings are of a single nature, yet the real presence of the dual character (Half Man, Half Lion) is not found to be incompatible".
The answer to this is as follows:
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TEXTS (1733-1735). SUCH ENTITIES AS Narasimha AND OTHERS WHICH HAVE BEEN DE
SCRIBED AS HAVING DUAL CHARACTERS, --IN THEIR CASE ALSO THE DUAL CHARACTER IS NOT REAL. AS A MATTER OF FACT, Narasimha IS OF THE NATURE OF AN AGGREGATE OF MANY ATOMS, AND IS NOT ENDOWED WITH ANY ONE UNIFORM FOEM; WHAT IS variegated (VARIOUS) CANNOT BE one,-AS IS FOUND IN THE CASE OF THE COLLECTION OF SEVERAL KINDS OF GEMS. IF THERE WERE ONE FORM, THERE COULD NOT BE A DUAL CHARACTER AND THE CONSEQUENT APPEARANCE OF SEVERAL SHAPES; AND EVEN IF THE SMALLEST PART OF THE BODY THAT COULD BE COVERED BY THE LEG OF A FLY WERE HIDDEN, THE BODY COULD NOT BE SAID TO BE NOT-HIDDEN. (1733-1735)
COMMENTARY.
The term 'adi' includes the gleaming Sapphire.
Sa 'stands for Narasimha. * Sandoha'-is aggregate.
Naikarūpavin-not having a single form. This shows that the Instance cited by the Jaina writer is not one admitted by the opposite party; as for the Bauddha, Narasimha is not one composite whole, he being only an aggregate of many atoms.
The author cites the reason for denying the said oneness-What is variegated cannot be one ; e.g. a collection of several kinds of gems ;-and Narasimha has a variegated form.-So that the Jains reasoning involves an idea contrary to the nature of things.
The fact that if it were one, it could not have a dual character and consequently there would not be appearance of several forms', provides an argument against the said 'unity':-this argument being based on the fact the idea of diversity' is based entirely upon the appearance of diverse forms.
"If any one part of the body were hidden, the whole might become hidden' (under the Jaina's idea) ;-this provides another argument against the conclusion of the Jaina writer ; because it cannot be right that one and the same thing should have the contradictory characters of being hidden and being not hidden at the same time.-(1733-1735)
Question :-"If Narasimha is only an aggregate of many atoms,-then how is it that there is an idea regarding him as being a single entity with & dual character ?"
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