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LOKÄYATA-MATERIALISM.
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or property that is purely accidental cannot serve as a determinant, and hence there could be no determination on the basis of that.
Thus the causelessness of Cognition would be open to rejection by the incongruity of there being no possibility of the appearance of such distinguish ing characters as that of Being Cognition and the like ;-and there would be the further objection that if it were causeless, it would not be possible for the Cognition to appear only occasionally.-(1898)
Having thus established the fact of there being a previous' birth, the author proceeds to establish the 'future 'birth also :
TEXT (1899). THE COGNITION AT THE MOMENT OF DEATH IS CAPABLE OF BRINGING ABOUT ITS PRODUCT, BECAUSE IT IS BESET WITH AFFECTIONS, NOT HAVING SHAKEN OFF ALL ATTACHMENT, --LIKE THE
PREVIOUS COGNITION.-(1899)
COMMENTARY The Cognition or Consciousness that is beset with affections is capable of producing its effect in the shape of another Cognition,---because it is beset with affections, like the Consciousness during the previous state ;- and the Consciousness at the moment of death is beset with affections ; hence this is a Reason based upon the nature of things.
This Reason cannot be said to be 'inadmissible'; because as a matter of fact, the Consciousness that is dissociated from the idea of 'Void ', which is opposed to all experience, is always beset with affections ; because it is dissociated from its opposite,-just like the Consciousness during intercourse.
Nor is the Reason "Inconclusive' (Doubtful); because the appearance of another Cognition is always due to this much only. Hence the reason against the contrary of the conclusion would consist in the impossibility of there being a fully efficient cause. (1899)
The same point is further elucidated :
TEXT (1900). IN THE FORM IN WHICH THE COGNITION PRODUCED A DEFINITE COGNITION IN THE PAST,-WHY CANNOT IT, IN THE SAME UNALLOYED
FORM, BE PRODUCTIVE OF IT IN TUTURE ALSO ?-(1900)
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COMMENTARY. i.e. bearing the same form or character.-(1900)
In the same form
In the following Text, the Opponent urges the objection against both the above arguments, that "the Corroborative Instances cited are devoid of the Probandum":