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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XXV.
TEXT (2927).
FOR THESE REASONS, IT CAN BE ASSERTED THAT BY ITSELF THE COGNITION CANNOT BE VALID, THE VALIDITY COMES ONLY LATER IN RELATION TO ITS EFFECTS, BECAUSE IT IS FEATURELESS, -LIKE
THE SKY-LOTUS :-(2927)
COMMENTARY In the following Text, the Author admits (for the sake of argument) that Cognitions are not-momentary, and then proceeds to show that the view of the other party is annulled by facts of Sense-perception and other forms of Cognition :
TEXT (2928).
Or, COGNITION MAY BE not-momentary, AND IT MAY BY ITSELT BE OPERATIVE TOWARDS BRINGING ABOUT THE CONVICTION REGARDING ITS VALIDITY. BUT IN THAT CASE, WHY SHOULD THERE BE
ANY DOUBTS, ETC. -(2928)
COMMENTARY.
If the Cognition itself produces the conviction regarding its own validity, then there should be no Doubt, etc. regarding the Cognition. The etc.) includes wrong cognition, as also contradictions due to it, ideas to the contrary, setting forth of self-contradictory definitions, and non-conformity.
Thus, inasmuch as we do meet, after the Cognition, with Doubts, ote. which are contrary to the conviction of validity of the Cognition, it is clearly established by Perception itself that there is no conviction in the case; and this absence of Conviction becomes proved by Perception, exactly in the same manner as the absence of the Jar is established by the apprehension of the place devoid of the Jar.
Thus the Proposition that there is conviction regarding validity is annulled by a fact of Sense-perception.-(2928)
The following Text points out how there is incompatibility with Perception :
TEXT (2929).
INASMUCH AS CERTAINTY REGARDING ITS VALIDITY WOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE COGNITION ITSELF, THERE CAN BE NO ROOM FOR
DOUBT OR WRONG COGNITION, ETC.-(2929)
COMMENTARY. Tasmin' stands for certainty regarding validity.-(2929)
Question :-"Why should there be no room for Doubt, etc. ?" Answer -
