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EXAMINATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF 'SELF-SUFFICIENT VALIDITY'. 1319
TEXT (2936). WHEN THE EXISTENCE OF FIRE HAS BECOME COGNISED THROUGH IN DICATIVES LIKE Smoke, THE IDEA OF THE NON-EXISTENCE OF FIRE BECOMES DISCARDED BY THAT SAME COGNITION.
-(2936)
COMMENTARY. The idea of its non-existence, etc. etc. -i.e. the non-existence of the Fire -(2936)
The whole matter is summed up in the following:
TEXT (2937). THUS THEN, PLEASE ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THE DENIAL OF INVALIDITY IS OBTAINED BY ITSELT ; HENCE FOR THE DENIAL OF INVALIDITY,
NO ARGUMENTS ARE NEEDED.-(2937)
COMMENTARY. A consolidated argument is set forth in support of this same conclusion
TEXT (2938). IF THERE WERE ANY SUSPICION OF THE TWO KINDS OF INVALIDITY', - THEN THERE WOULD BE NO certainty REGARDING VALIDITY'; SINCE THE THING IN QUESTION WOULD HAVE FORMED
THE OBJECT OF WRONG COGNITION.-(2938)
COMMENTARY.
in the form of Doubt and Wrong cognition
"Two kinds of Invalidity (2938)
In the following Text, the Author proceeds to point out self-contradic. tion' on the part of the Mimāmsaka, by showing that his view involves the incongruity of a character concomitant with the contrary :
TEXT (2939). WHEN A THING HAS BECOME THE OBJECT OF DOUBT OR MISCONCEPTION, • THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY REGARDING THE REAL FORM OF
THAT THING AS IN THE CASE OF THE POST (2939)
COMMENTARY. Doubt and Misconception are contrary to Certainty; and when the thing has become subject to the former two,--and is concomitant with it-then there is no room for Certainty regarding it.-(2939)
