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LOKÄYATA-MATERIALISM.
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of the Conceptual Cognition-is not possible without repented Convention : ns has been explained by us already in detail.--(1939-1941)
The following might be urged "There may be association with names duo to repeated practice; but that does not prove whnt is wanted ; in fact. it only proves the contrary, i.e. the fact of boing procedol (and produced) by repented practice during the present life."
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXT (1942).
IN THE CASE IN QUESTION THERE CAN BE NO NAME-FORM TO WHICH ONR HAS BEEN HABITUATED, DURING THE PRESENT BIRTH.-As IN THE CASE OF THESE PERSONS, IF THERE HAS BEEN NO PREVIOUS BIRTH, THERT SHOULD BE ENTIRE
ABSENCE OF THE SAID DESIRE, ETC.-(1942)
COMMENTARY, What is meant is as follows:-The practice or habitual se during the present life in this world is negatived by all evidence -- in the case of new born infants. The Reason adduced in support of a conclusion that is so annulled cannot be said to be contradictory', because the Probans has been said to be contradictory' only when the Probandum is one that is not already annulled.
Name-form '; -i.e. the form of the Name, i.e. its expressiveness ; even though this really functions in the mind, it is imposed upon (attributed to) the verbal forms.
These persons '-1.0. the newborn infants.
Absence of, etc. etc. -1.0. absence of the said Desire for brenst-sucking nnd so forth.-(1942)
The following Text sums up the purport of the above arguments :
TEXT (1943). FOR THESE REASONS, THE SAID DESIRE, ETC. MUST BE REGARDED AS PROCEEDING FROM THE IMPRESSIONS LEFT BY THE HABITUAL ITSE OF THE NAME ; AND AS THESE ARE OF THE NATURE OF CONCEPTUAL COGNITION, THE SAID DESIRE ALSO SHOULD BE ADMITTED TO BE
CONCEPTUAL. — (1943)
COMMENTARY.
Tak'-stands for tasmāt', 'For these reasons':-(1943)
The following text describes the upshot of the above arguments :