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EXAMINATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF SELF-SUFFICIENT VALIDITY'. 1307
What is meant is as follows In the phrase "it does not need the corroboration of other cognitions', what is meant by other cognitions' is cognitions produced by other Means of Cognition, not the cognition produced by the same Means as the Cognition in question. Consequently, the Reason being a qualified one, the Corroborative Instance in our argument is not devoid of the Probandum'?
Corroboration of cognitions produced by other causes the compound is to be expounded as the 'Samvāda-corroboration of such Jhana - cognition-asis Kyta'-produced-by-hatvantara-other causes.(2901-2902)
If it be argued that even the operation of such other cognitions as are brought about by the same means as the cognition in question makes the validity of this latter extraneous ',-the argument is futile (superfluous). — This is what is pointed out in the following:
TEXT (2903). "JUST AS, IN THE CASE OF THE VALIDITY OF SENSE-PERCEPTION, THERE IS THE DEFINITE BASIS IN THE FORM OF CORROBORATION BY ANOTHER COGNITION PRODUCED BY THE SAME SENSEORGAN,—THE SAME SHOULD BE ASSERTED TO BE THE BASIS IN THE CASE OF THE
VEDA ALSO."-(2903)
COMMENTARY * Definite basis'-as stated in the first line of Teat 2901.-(2003)
Question :- How can this be said in regard to the Veda ? Answer:
TEXTS (2904-2905).
* WHEN THE COGNITION BROUGHT ABOUT BY ANY ONE SENTENCE IS FOUND TO BE THE SAME AT ALL TIMES AND PLACES, AND IN ALL MEN, THEN NO OTHER BASIS NEED BE SOUGHT FOR ITS VALIDITY. THUS THEN, WHEN A FIRM CONVICTION PRODUCED BY A SENTENCE IS NOT FOUND TO BE INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE COGNITIONS APPEARING AT OTHER TIMES AND PLACES AND IN OTHER MEN, IT IS UNDOUBT
EDLY VALID."-(2904-2905)
COMMENTARY
Firm -free from uncertainty and mistake.
Cognitions appearing at other, etc. etc.- adi' includes men (2904-2905)
also.
