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TATTVASANGRAHA: CHAPTER XXV.
possible to find out who is the trustworthy person'; because the man who has got rid of all his Afflictions and defects and who is capable of perceiving supersensuous things may be able to recognise the 'trustworthy person'; but the word of such a trustworthy person can serve no useful purpose for such a man, as he would himself be able to perceive all things and as such would not depend, for his activity, upon the trustworthy person'; hence the recognition of such a person would be of no use to him. As for other ordinary men, whose vision is limited, they cannot recognise the 'trustworthy person'; and hence they cannot loarn anything from the words of such a person ; as there could be no certainty about it.-(3032-3034)
It has been asserted by the other party, under Text 2887, that "Teachers and Fellow-students help to prevent mutilations in the Eternal Word, etc. etc.".
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXT (3035).
UNDER THE THEORY OF SELF-VALIDITY', THE CERTAINTY COMES ABOUT FROM THE BIRTH OF THE COGNITION ITSELF ; HENCE THERE CAN BE NO MUTILATION : WHAT THEN IS THERE TO BE
PREVENTED ?-(3035)
COMMENTARY.
Nishchayajatifah'-on account of certainty having come about. Otherwise, if the certainty did not come about from the Cognition itself, then the doctrine of 'self-validity would be done away with (3035)
It has been asserted, under Text 2888 that "the assertion does not become vitiated by the defects which are warded off by the excellence of the Teacher, etc. eto.".
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXT (3036).
IT IS TRUE THAT THE ASSERTION IS NOT VITIATED BY THE DEFEOTS, WHICH ARE WARDED OFF BY THE EXCELLENCES; BUT AS THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXCELLENCES, THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY REGARDING THE SAID FACT (OF NOT
BEING VITIATED).(3036)
COMMENTARY.
It may be true that the assertion of highly qualified men is not vitiated by defects, these latter being warded off by the excellences; but even so, inasmuch as the excellences present in the chain of other persons is
