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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XX,
between the characters of the two things, being deceived by the appearance of another similar thing, and then he has the idea of being similar products, which is the cause of his illusion, he concludes that the Gold has continued to remain all the time.
'Samanäparabhāvēna' ;-though the common character of being negation of not-gold, the two articles are regarded as the same or similar; and the man regards it as a case of the birth of two things with a common character.
Question "How do you know that the man regards the gold as something lasting, on account of being deceived by the appearance of common products and not on account of the gold being really lasting?"
Anster :-'If the gold, etc. etc. '-If eternality did belong to the gold, then the Dish also would be perceived in the Pot, which is perceptible. "Other. wise if the Dish is not perceived when the gold is in the state of the Pot, which should be perceptible,-or if the Pot is not perceived when the gold is in the state of the Dish, which should be perceptible, then there is clear difference between the two (Dish and Pot); and as the gold is not-different from them, like its own nature the gold also becomes diverse. It is in view of all this that the Text says— Or elso, there would be diversity'.
Under Text 1717—"If the said entity, etc. etc. - Reason has been put forward in proof of the Diverse character of things.
The only objection we have to urge against that is that it is superfluous [proving what is already admitted).-(1784-1785)
Ind of Chapter XX.