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EXAMINATION OF THE DOCTRINE OF SELF-SUFFICIENT VALIDITY'. 1343
Tat'-therefore.-(2995)
The following Text shows the faultlossness of the activity:
TEXT (2996).
THUS THE PERFECTION OF THE CAUSE BEING ASCERTAINED THROUGH THE COGNITION OF EFFECTIVE ACTION, IN A CASE WHERE THERE IS NO EFFECTIVE ACTION AT ALL, THE FUNCTION
ING CANNOT BE DEPRECATED.—(2996)
COMMENTARY.
Akytärtha, etc.'--that which has not performed any effective action. Avächya'- not to be deprecated.
The idea is that it is so, because it is preceded by the ascertainment of validity.-(2996)
It has been asserted by the Mimāmsaka, in Text 2862, that "Validity must be regarded as inherent in all Cognitions as a general rule, etc. etc."
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXTS (2997-2999).
IF SELF-VALIDITY OF COGNITIONS IS THE GENERAL RULE, AND IT IS DIS
CARDED WHEN THERE IS EITHER AN ANNULMENT OF IT OR THE COGNITION OF ITS SOURCES BEING DEFECTIVE, THEN VALIDITY BECOMES REALLY DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF ANNULMENT AND ABSENCE OF THE COGNITION OF THE SOURCE BEING DEFECTIVE; AND FOR YOU THUS THE CERTAINTY REGARDING VALIDITY IS DUE TO EXTRANEOUS CAUSES. BECAUSE THE SAID ABSENCE' IS A negative COGNITION, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER FORM OF POSITIVE COGNITION, THIS OTHER FORM BEING NON-APPREHENSION' ACCORDING TO YOU, AND INFERENCE' ACCORDING TO US.(2997-2999)
COMMENTARY.
The first two lines reproduce the opinion of the other party, and the other lines state the objection against that opinion.
If the Cognition of annulment, etc. discards the Validity, then it means that conviction regarding Validity is due to the absence of the Cognition of the annulment, etc.; and this would mean that it is due to causes extraneous to the Cognition itself. Because 'Non-apprehension' (Negation) has been accepted as a distinct form of Cognition.
According to our view the form of Cognition called 'Non-apprehension is included undor Inference ', and is not a distinct form of Cognition (2997-2999)
