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* EXTERNAL WORLD.'
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TEXT (2048). IF HE HAD THE COGNITION OF THE LOVE AND HATE, ETC. IN OTHER PERSONS,-THIS COULD ARISE ONLY FROM SIMILARITY TO SUCH LOVE, ETC.; AND THIS WOULD IMPLY THE PRESENCE OF 'OBSCURATION',-UNDER THE VIEW OF THE
* APPREHENSIONIST' (2048)
COMMENTARY. If there is apprehension of the Love, etc, occurring in other Chains',that could be due only to similarity, not otherwise ; as if it were otherwise, there would be incongruities.-As regards this Similarity (between the Lord's Cognition and the Love, etc. in another person), if it is similarity on all points, then the Lord's Cognition should be tainted with the same Love, etc.; and in that case, the Afflictions and Obscurations would not have ceased in Him; and there could be possibility of Obscuration.
* Aupalambhikea-darshanë-under the view opinion of those who proceed on the basis of Cognitions alone, i.e. the Apprehensionists, the Idealists.--Or it may be interpreted as 'under the Apprehensionist or Idealistic, view of the Lord'.
If, on the other hand, the said similarity is only partial-even so, as the two forms would not have ceased, the obscuration of the apprehended object would be there ; as it would be tainted with the form of what is apprehended. Because a duality of form in any single object cannot be real ; so that the said Cognition would have to be regarded as wrong, mistaken ; and thus, as the seed of wrong-cognition, in the shape of Defect, would not have entirely ceased, the Blessed Lord would come to be one whose obscuration has not ceased entirely.-(2048)
Question :-"If the Blessed Lord does not apprehend anything, how can He be omniscient ? " Answers
TEXTS (2049-2050). THE GREAT SAGE IS LIKE THE Kalpa-tree, UNSHAKEN BY THE WINDS OF DESIRES; AND YET HE BRINGS ABOUT THE WELFARE OF MEN. EVEN THOUGH HE HAS NO COGNITIONS, ALL MEN REGARD THE BLESSED Jina (Buddha) TO BE OMNISCIENT; BECAUSE BY REASON OF THE ABSENCE OF LIMITATIONS, HE KNOWS ALL THINGS, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, AS IS CLEAR FROM WHAT HE DOES (FOR THE WELFARE OF
PEOPLE).-(2049-2050)
COMMENTARY. Adarshanam'-He who has no cognition.
By the force of his previous Meditations, the Lord has no limitations ; He is like the Kalpa-tree, bringing about the welfare of the entire Universe ;