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Reverberations of Dharmakirti¡¯s Philosophy

by Birgit Kellner | 2020 | 264,305 words

This page relates ¡®Jnanashrimitra on Viparyaya-badhaka-pramana¡¯ of the study on the philosophy of Dharmakirti (6th century) and his predecessor Dignaga (5th century). This collection of articles reflects philosophical currents in India, China and Tibet during their time and investigates the Buddhist theories of Pramana (¡°instruments of trustworthy awareness¡±).

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´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra on Viparyaya-²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka-±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹

(By Kyo Kano)

Introduction:

It was really a new attempt when ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± introduced ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð [heto?] ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹-°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ (hereafter VBP) as a methodological device with reference to ²õ±¹²¹²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹³ó±ð³Ù³Ü, especially with respect to the proof of momentariness of all existence, in his logico-epistemological system.[1] ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾±¡¯s followers discussed the role and logical content of VBP in the ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ system mainly in the context of the proof of k?a?abha?ga.

With reference to the theory, several studies have brought into focus its impact on the whole logico-epistemological theory of later Buddhist logicians.[2] Above all Tani, in his great work, focuses on the relation between VBP and prasa?ga/prasa?gaviparyaya and their roles, and discusses how ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾±¡¯s followers evaluate them in their proof of momentariness.[3] This theory, in fact, raised new complications with respect to the structure of the means of valid cognition and its logical and epistemic base.[4]

One of these complications is the relation between VBP and establishing anvaya(?±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾±) as well as vyatireka(?±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾±). It seems unclear in both traditional and contemporary inter-pretations whether VBP is valid for establishing either affirmative concomitance (anvaya) or negative concomitance (vyatireka), or whether it is valid for both at the same time. It is of course not easy to find a direct answer to this question by an Indian logician. But in an effort to do so, this paper will begin by focusing on ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ descriptions of VBP, especially in the vyatireka section of the K?a?abha?ga chapter of the ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹²Ô¾±²ú²¹²Ô»å³ó¨¡±¹²¹±ô¾± (JNA). At the beginning of this chapter, an opponent called viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹v¨¡-din appears, whose claims are criticized by ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra. By analyzing the relevant texts, we may be able to discern where ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra stands on the issue.

As a preliminary observation, it may help us to keep in mind that ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾± and ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾± are accepted as logically equivalent, at least by the thinkers after ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹-°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾±. In the epistemic process, however, we cannot simply presume their equivalence, since it depends on what kind of independent ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ or other subsidiary means of cognition the determination of anvaya or vyatireka is related to or based upon, as will be discussed in the following. We can suppose this is one of the reasons ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra and ¸é²¹³Ù²Ô²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± treat them separately in their discussion on the proof of momentariness.

´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ °­?²¹?²¹²ú³ó²¹?²µ¨¡»å³ó²â¨¡²â²¹ consists of three ±è¨¡»å²¹²õ. In the first ±è¨¡»å²¹, pak?a-»å³ó²¹°ù³¾¨¡»å³ó¾±°ì¨¡°ù²¹, the theme is that in the formula ¡°yat sat tat k?a?ika? ²â²¹³Ù³ó¨¡ jaladhara?, santas tu ²ú³ó¨¡±¹¨¡ ime¡± (Whatever is existent is momentary, for instance a rain cloud. And these things are existent. [Therefore, these things are momentary.]), the reason sat/sattva is not ¡°unestablished¡± (asiddha). In the second ±è¨¡»å²¹, ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â¨¡»å³ó¾±°ì¨¡°ù²¹, it is not incompatible (viruddha). And in the third ±è¨¡»å²¹, ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì¨¡»å³ó¾±°ì¨¡°ù²¹, which I take up in the following, it is not inconclusive (²¹²Ô²¹¾±°ì¨¡²Ô³Ù¾±°ì²¹).

1. The relation between two kinds of pervasion, anvaya and vyatireka

The critique of the viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô in ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì¨¡»å³ó¾±°ì¨¡°ù²¹ begins with the following argument:

(A) There is also no suspicion that [the reason ¡°being existent¡± might be] inconclusive, because the proof is given based on the pervasion that comprises all [individual instances] (²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vaty¨¡ vy¨¡pte?).

¡´Opponent, i.e., viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô¡µ The pervasion is es-tablished by virtue of ¡°the means of valid cognition that annuls [the reason] in the reverse [of that which is to be proven]¡± (viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹). Therefore, we do not find any additional information (±¹¨¡°ù³Ù¨¡) by introducing it (i.e. the pervasion that comprises all individual instances). Then, why do you say that the pervasion is [already] established?

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¡´Opponent¡µ In this way, there must only be an affirmative concomitance (²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹³¾¨¡³Ù°ù²¹³¾). Then, how can we obtain the conclusive exclusion [of the reason] from the dissimilar domain?

¡´´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra¡µ It is because the pervasion is exactly established.

¡´Opponent¡µ How is the pervasion of the negative exclusion itself estab-lished?[5]

From the description above, we first notice that ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra evaluates ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡-°ù²¹±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾± in the anvya-vyatireka context of their symmetrical roles, while the opponent, viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô, does not.[6] This is one of the crucial points dividing ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ position from that of the viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô.

I will come back to this point again in a later section. ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra then formally differentiates and defines the two pervasions, ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡ and ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡.

(b)¡´´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra¡µ No, the pervasion is in fact of two kinds. One is that which has affirmative concomitance as its essential characteristic (²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡) and is a property of the subjective element (kart?dharma). It is the inevitable presence of that which is to be proven in the property-possessor that has the proving [property]. And the other is that which has negative concomitance as its essential characteristic (±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡) and is a property of the objective element (karmadharma). It is the inevitable absence of the proving [property] when that which is to be proven is absent. This is because the following is a sound logic: The pervasion is such that the pervader presents there (i.e., in the pervaded) without fail, or else the pervaded presents only there (i.e., in the pervader).[7]

We do not find any original element in ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ definition of ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾± and ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾± except the introduction of the expressions kart?dharma and karmadharma. As to these terms, taking the ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹-²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹ relation into consideration, I tentatively interpret kart? and karman as corresponding to ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹ and ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹, respectively.[8] If my understanding is correct, then it follows that ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra regards a proof as a °ì°ù¾±²â¨¡, of which ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹ and ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹ are constituent elements.

Then, he refers to the relation between ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾± and ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾± as follows:

(C) And the establishment of one of these two inevitably (niyamena) hints at the understanding of the second (i.e., the other). This is because otherwise even one of them cannot be established. The practical activity of the valid means of cog-nition is carried out only directly (²õ¨¡°ì?¨¡³Ù) with reference to one [of them], and one can gain an understanding of the other as [logically] immediate (²Ô¨¡²Ô³Ù²¹°ù¨©-²â²¹°ì²¹³Ù²¹²â¨¡). The expression ¡°one [of the two]¡± is employed just as far as they are [related to each other in this way]. And in such a case, even if suspicion about one of these two arises before a valid means of cognition of the other functions, the suspicion will be expelled by it afterwards. Just as for those who advocate ¡°the means of valid cognition that annuls [the reason] in the reverse [of that which is to be proven] (viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô),¡± affirmative concomitance, even though it is suspected, since the suspicion is expelled by virtue of the conclusive exclusion [of the property] from the dissimilar domain (±¹¾±±è²¹°ì?¨¡»å ±ð°ì¨¡²Ô³Ù±ð²Ô²¹ ±¹²â¨¡±¹?³Ù³Ù¾±²ú²¹±ô¨¡³Ù), concludes that the ¡°being existent,¡± which never happens at all in [the things] that are not momentary, is really restricted by [the property of] momentary perishing.

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Accordingly, there is no difference in content (na ka?cid arthato bheda?) between them; viz., the conclusive exclusion of the proving [property] in the absence of [the property] to be proven, and the inevitable concomitance of [the property] to be proven when the proving [property] is present [in the subject of the thesis].[9]

Here ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra stresses the incorporation of the understanding of anvaya and vyatireka into the epistemic process. In the last part of the passage cited above, he says that there is no difference in content between them. Here, we must draw attention to the underlined portion. According to ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ description, the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô claims that the suspicion of anvaya can be expelled by the exclusion [of the property] from dissimilar domain. That is, VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô prioritizes vyatireka over anvaya.

´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra then adds:

(D) As to the function (±¹²â¨¡±è¨¡°ù²¹) of the means of valid cognition, however, its practical activity (±¹²â²¹±¹²¹³ó¨¡°ù²¹) is of two kinds, principally (mukhyato) and implicatively (arthata?).[10]

On the level of daily performance, however, we find two kinds of practical activities of the valid means of cognition, principally (mukhyato), or directly (²õ¨¡°ì?¨¡³Ù), and implicatively (arthata?), which follows direct cognition as [logically] immediate (²Ô¨¡²Ô³Ù²¹°ù¨©²â²¹°ì²¹³Ù²¹²â¨¡). For ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra, the difference between anvaya and vyatireka lies only in the level of practical activity (±¹²â²¹±¹²¹³ó¨¡°ù²¹). In ¶Ù¾±²µ²Ô¨¡²µ²¹¡¯s system as well as ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾±¡¯s, the relation between anvaya and vyatireka is sometimes expressed as ²¹°ù³Ù³ó¨¡±è²¹³Ù³Ù²â¨¡.[11] If one is proven, the other is automatically understood by ²¹°ù³Ù³ó¨¡±è²¹³Ù³Ù¾±. That is, either of these two is logically implied in the other. ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ expression arthata? accords with this idea.

2. ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ and viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹

Then ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra presents an argument of ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹- and viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka-±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹.

(E) Precisely therefore, in every reasoning, if one seeks ¡°the means of valid cognition that annuls the reverse of that which is to be proven¡± [and if there is such a means of valid cognition], there is an affirmative concomitance [of the reason] with that which is to be proven, in the case where the proving [property] (i.e., the reason) is present [in the subject of the thesis]. One should know that seeking ¡°the means of valid cognition that establishes [that which is to be proven] (²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹),¡± is implied (upalak?ita) by that (i.e., seeking VBP). Furthermore, [when one introduces VBP,] both [of these two ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹s, namely, ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ and ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹,] are really integrated (ubha-yasa?graha eva) by the term ¡°annulling the reverse¡± (viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka).[12]

If we try to prove the pervasion by VBP, we should know that ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ is implied in VBP, and accordingly, we should know that both ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹s are integrated in the concept ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹. The ubhaya of ubhayasa?graha can also be interpreted as anvaya and vyatireka, but it seems more likely that ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra regards ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ as corresponding to anvaya and ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ to vyatireka. The above-quoted passage, however, throws into question any simple opposition between adopting ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ and adopting ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹. Though the two positions are ostensibly opposed, his argument makes little distinction between them. Rather, he seems to take an integrative or synthetic stance toward ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹(±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô) and viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹(±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô), even if he thinks one of them is prior to the other in a particular case. Then, the question arises what kind of ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ is intended by the term ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹? We can surmise that ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ answer is given in the subsequent discussion, so let us examine what follows.

3. Two kinds of viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹[13]

´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra continues by explaining the latter position:

(F) In fact, with reference to the pervasion that has negative concomitance as its essential characteristic, [there is a means of valid cognition which] annuls the proving [property] in the reverse of that which is to be proven. (In the proof of momentariness, it annuls ¡°being existent¡± in those that are not momentary.) With reference to [the pervasion] that has affirmative concomitance as its essential characteristic, on the other hand, it annuls ¡°the reverse of that which is to be proven¡± [in the proving property] in the case where the proving property is present [in the subject of the thesis]. (²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡y¨¡? tu ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹viparyayasya ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka? ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð sat¨©ti) (It annuls ¡°not being momentary¡± in those that are existent.) If these two [kinds of VBP] are absent (³Ü²ú³ó²¹²â¨¡²ú³ó¨¡±¹±ð), the inevitable connection of the proving [property] with that which is to be proven would be impossible. The above is intended.[14]

According to ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ understanding, VBP proves not only vyatireka but anvaya as well, that is, it can be introduced in two ways. Furthermore, for anvaya, VBP annuls ¡°the reverse of that which is to be proven¡± in the proving [property]. This is a new interpretation of the viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹.

As is well known, in his Hetubindu, ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± first refers to ¡®²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð heto? ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹¡¯ as follows:

²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹²Ô¾±?³¦²¹²â´Ç¡¯±è¾± sva²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹hetau ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹dharmasya vastutas tad²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹³Ù²¹²â¨¡ ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹dharma²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹m¨¡tr¨¡nubandhasiddhi?. s¨¡ ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð hetor b¨¡-dhaka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹v?tti?. ²â²¹³Ù³ó¨¡ yat sat tat k?a?ikam eva, ak?a?ikatve¡¯rtha°ì°ù¾±²â¨¡vi-rodh¨¡t tallak?a?a? vastutva? h¨©yate.[15]

From the description, it is ambiguous whether or not ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± was conscious of the relation between ¡®²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð hetor ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹¡¯ and the proof of ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾± or ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾±. It seems that ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± introduced ¡®²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð hetor ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹¡¯ as a subsidiary method for supporting the establishment of the inevitable connection of anvaya, stated as ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹²Ô¾±?³¦²¹²â´Ç¡¯±è¾±, but remained strongly conscious of the logical equality of anvaya and vyatireka, an equality that is presupposed by the relation of the contradiction (virodha) between ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹ and ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹-viparyaya. Logically, it is clear that ¡®²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð hetor (i.e., ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹sya) ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹¡¯ can be understood as expressing vyatireka, since it proves that where ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹viparyaya is present, that is, where ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹ is absent, hetu is absent.

According to ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ understanding, however, VBP also annuls ¡°the reverse of that which is to be proven¡± in the proving [property] (²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹viparyayasya ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹).[16] This is a new interpretation of VBP, based on the interpretation of the compound (viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹) as a genitive tatpuru?a (hereafter VBP2), which is in contrast to the original interpretation of the compound as a locative tatpuru?a (hereafter VBP1). According to ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra, at least, VBP1 annuls the reason ¡°being existent¡± (i.e., hetos) in ¡°those that are not momentary¡± (i.e., ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð). That is, VBP1 principally or directly proves that if something is not momentary, it is non-existent, namely, vyatireka. It also proves that if a subject of a thesis is existent, it is momentary; that is, it proves anvaya indirectly, because being momentary and not being momentary are contradictory (virodha). In the second new interpretation, however, VBP2 annuls ¡°being not momentary¡± (i.e., ¡°the reverse of that which is to be proven¡±) in that which ¡°is existent¡± (i.e., the proving property). It proves principally or directly that if a subject of a thesis is existent, it is momentary, that is, anvaya. Therefore, according to his understanding, not only vyatireka but also anvaya can and should be proven by VBP (VBP1/VBP2). In the descriptions above, however, we do not concretely find both of these ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹s, such as ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì¨¡²Ô³Ü±è²¹±ô²¹²ú»å³ó¾± introduced by ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± and other logicians.[17] Moreover, in the above passage, ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra emphasizes not only the logical equivalence of anvaya and vyatireka, but the methodological equivalence of ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ and ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ as well. By ³Ü²ú³ó²¹²â¨¡²ú³ó¨¡±¹±ð does he indicate that both of these VBPs are necessary? In the next paragraph, he states, ¡°Those who present a proof should seek for both of these (i.e., anvaya and vyatireka) alternatively (vikalpena).¡± In other words, if one wants to prove a pervasion by VBP, one should introduce not only VBP1 but also VBP2, which principally establishes the anvaya relation. It is likely that what he really wants to emphasize is the latter, VBP2.

He continues:

(G) Otherwise, even though one cannot directly (²õ¨¡°ì?¨¡³Ù) obtain the means of valid cognition that determines negative concomitance, if one shows a means of valid cognition that establishes the inevitability of the affirmative concomitance (anvayaniyama) of the proving [property] with that which is to be proven, then what is its (=the proving property¡¯s) inevitable connection with reference to the establishment of that which is to be proven? It is be-cause [the means of valid cognition that establishes the inevitability of the affirmative concomitance] hints at the ability of negative concomitance as well (that is, there is no inevitable connection of affirmative concomitance that is independent from the ability of negative concomitance.)[18]

Otherwise [that is, if the means of valid cognition that establishes the in-evitability of the affirmative concomitance is only able to establish affirmative concomitance, irrespective of the inevitability of negative concomitance], it would ensue that the proof formulation of similarity should not really be pre-sented, since the proof does not directly express [the inevitability of] negative concomitance.

Accordingly, even though [an inevitable connection], the ability of which one can understand, does not have negative concomitance as its essential characteristic, exactly insofar as ¡°wherever the proving [property is present], that which is to be proven [is also present]¡± [is the essence of pervasion], if there is the proving [property in the subject of the thesis], a wise person who is provided with the expectation of that which is to be proven [being established] achieves his purpose.

This is because, in fact, when the proving [property] is present [in the subject of the thesis], even if [a property that is to be proven] is absent when it (i.e., the proving property) is absent, if the [property] that is to be proven is inevitably present when it (i.e., the proving property) is present, then it is fruitful to accept the proof. Hence, a proponent who presents a proof should seek even for both of these (i.e., anvaya and vyatireka) alternatively (vikalpena), and even in either of these styles [a proof] which is established by a means of valid cognition must be shown by a proponent. In the proofs of the opponent, however, even an affirmative concomitance as having inevitability, is really difficult to be obtained, as a negative concomitance is. We should know in this way.[19]

From the above description, the position of the opponent, the viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô, seems to be that VBP should be introduced for the proof of vyatireka and it is the only way to prove the pervasion, while ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra equates VBP of vyatireka with that of anvaya, which is the substance of his new interpretation. Here, ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra claims that it is needless to state both of the means of valid cognition that prove anvaya and vyatireka; that the statement of either one is enough because they are logically connected to each other. Therefore, if the pervasion of anvaya is proven, it is unnecessary to state the proof of vyatireka.

The final statement above is particularly noteworthy. ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra points out a disad-vantage in the opponent¡¯s view: according to the opponent¡¯s proof by VBP, the relation between anvaya and vyatireka is not clear. The point of his criticism lies not in VBP1 itself as a methodical device, but in the opponent¡¯s position whereby the proof of vyatireka by VBP1 is the one and only way to prove a pervasion.

According to ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ understanding, the difference between his position and that of the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô is as follows:

  viparyaya-²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka-±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ interpretation of viparyaya-²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka-±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹
anvaya   ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹viparyayasya ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹kapra-³¾¨¡?²¹ (VBP2) or
vyatireka ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð heto? ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka-±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ (VBP1) ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð heto? ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ (VBP1)


We can say that the position of the opponent, viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô, is a propounder who claims VBP1 has the exclusive ability to establish pervasion only through proving the ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾± by VBP1. Meanwhile, ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra regards VBP (VBP1/ VBP2) as having the synthetic ability to prove pervasion.

3. Priority of prasa?ga and prasa?gaviparyaya

´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra continues:

(H) However, for us, with reference to the discussed proof, affirmative concomi-tance with inevitability (²Ô¾±²â²¹³¾²¹±¹¨¡²Ô anvaya?) is really shown by prasa?ga and prasa?gaviparyaya prior [to other means of valid cognition] (paura-²õ³Ù²â¨¡²ú³ó²â¨¡?). And even if both are applied to the cloud presented as a similar example, if one thing (A1) has the essential property of creating another (B1), the former (A1) inevitably produces the latter (B1), and one thing (A2) does not produce another (B2), then the former (A2) does not have the essential property of creating the latter (B2). Thus, [anvaya and vyatireka], which are functioning in this way, show that all [entities], indeed, that are endowed with the ability of activity (°ì°ù¾±²â¨¡?aktiyukta?) are restricted to being momentary. Therefore, comprising all cases (²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù´Ç) is the ground for hinting at negative pervasion (±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì¨¡°ì?±ð±è²¹²ú¨©Âá²¹?),[20] such as smoke and the like.[21]

Against the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô, ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra argues for the inevitability of the affirmative con-comitance (anvayaniyama) first and foremost through prasa?ga and prasa?gaviparyaya. In the above statement, the first point to note is the expression ±è²¹³Ü°ù²¹²õ³Ù²â¨¡²ú³ó²â¨¡?; the second is that the statement is not concerned with pervasion in general, including vyatireka(-niyama), but only with anvayaniyama. As to the first point, the term paurastya means ¡°prior to,¡± ¡°first,¡± or ¡°preceding,¡± which suggests that he does not necessarily exclude the logic of VBP, but insists only that prasa?ga and prasa?gaviparyaya should be introduced before introducing VBP. That is, for ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra, prasa?ga and prasa?gaviparyaya are enough for establishing affirmative concomitance with reference to the proof of momentariness, whereas the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô considers VBP to be the sole means for establishing the pervasion. Moreover, the ¡°comprising [of] all [individual instances] (²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù´Ç)¡± as a concept having a connecting function between anvaya and vyatireka is highly esteemed by ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹-?r¨©mitra. According to him, ¡°if anvaya is established by prasa?ga and prasa?gaviparyaya,¡± ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹ is regarded as ¡°the grounds for hinting at negative pervasion (±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì¨¡-°ì?±ð±è²¹²ú¨©Âá²¹?),¡± whereas the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô does not make much of this. The VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô¡¯s low evaluation of ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹ suggests that, according to his/their view, vyatireka can be proven independently (concerning each subject of the thesis) as having inevitability and is sufficient for establishing a pervasion.

As mentioned at the beginning of this paper, the basic difference between ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra and the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô is the evaluation of efficacy of the proof based on the pervasion that comprises all [individual instances] (²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vy¨¡pti). The opponent, the VBP- ±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô, apparently takes a negative stance toward ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vy¨¡pti. On this point it is likely that the opponent, the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô, is not ¸é²¹³Ù²Ô¨¡°ì²¹°ù²¹?¨¡²Ô³Ù¾±, because ¸é²¹³Ù²Ô¨¡°ì²¹°ù²¹?¨¡²Ô³Ù¾± takes a positive stance toward the significant role of the ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vy¨¡pti for the proof of momentariness and his ²¹²Ô³Ù²¹°ù±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾±-³Ù³ó±ð´Ç°ù²â. He says, for instance, ¡°as this pervasion comprises all [individual instances], it depends upon the universal,¡±[22] and, ¡°for pervasion comprising all [individual instances] is in fact an indispensable constituent (a?ga) of the establishment of that which is to be proven.¡±[23]

4. Priority of anvaya over vyatireka

Furthermore ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra argues:

(I) Then, in this way, [the essence of] the pervasion [is that] ¡°the pervading [property] is inevitably present in those which have the [property of being] pervaded.¡± And the establishment of momentary perishing cannot be repudi-ated on account of the efficacy itself of the reason ¡°being existent¡± brought about by such a pervasion as that which has affirmative concomitance as its essential characteristic (²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡) and which is a property of the subjective element. Thus, it is considered ¡°what is the use of introducing the means of valid cognition that annuls [the proving property] in the reverse [of that which is to be proven] in this case? (kim atra viparyaye ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹kapram¨¡?opany¨¡se-neti)¡± Precisely for this reason, even the impossibility of introducing this (=the means of valid cognition that annuls [the proving property] in the reverse [of that which is to be proven]) does not hurt [the inference].

This is because that which is to be proven is established by [the means of valid cognition] that annuls nothing but [the existence of ] the reverse [of that which is to be proven in the proving property] (viparyayasyaiva ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹kena). Even in the texts of our tenets, ¡­, the pervasion that has affirmative concomitance as its essential characteristic (²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡) is established in detail, appearing as excluding the inconclusiveness [of the proving property], as with seeds and the like¡­[24]

Here we see ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ efforts to defend the affirmative relation, namely, anvaya.

  Viparyaya-²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka-±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ interpretation of viparyaya-²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka-±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ position
anvaya   ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹viparyayasya ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ (VBP2) or prasa?ga and prasa?gavi-paryaya (=?)
      ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹viparya-yasya ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ (VBP2)
vyatireka ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð heto? ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ (VBP1) (independent) ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð heto? ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹-°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ (VBP1)  


Concluding remarks

A cursory glance at the passages cited above seems to suggest that ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra criticizes the VBP maintained by the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô. A detailed examination of the passage as a whole, however, leads us to the conclusion that the difference between his position and that of the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô lies, in fact, above all in their evaluation of ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vy¨¡pti rather than of VBP itself. Both of these issues are, of course, closely related to each other, at least in ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ theory. The VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô¡¯s low evaluation of ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vy¨¡pti suggests that the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô is not ¸é²¹³Ù²Ô¨¡°ì²¹°ù²¹?¨¡²Ô³Ù¾±, because ¸é²¹³Ù²Ô¨¡°ì²¹°ù²¹?¨¡²Ô³Ù¾± takes a positive stance toward the significance of the ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vy¨¡pti. Secondly, with reference to VBP itself, ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra claims the priority of prasa?ga and prasa?gaviparyaya over VBP, whereas for the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô VBP1 is the only way to establish pervasion. Here ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra tries to interpret VBP as a more synthetic and interrelated theory by expanding his interpretation of VBP (such that VBP is not only used for the proof of vyatireka but for that of anvaya as well). So it would seem that in all of his argumentation on VBP examined above, ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra seeks to establish the superiority of anvaya over vyatireka.

By this interpretation, we can easily understand and accept his positive statement concerning VBP in other contexts. For instance, in his ³Õ²â¨¡±è³Ù¾±³¦²¹°ù³¦¨¡, after criticizing the ²ú³ó¨±²â´Ç»å²¹°ù?²¹²Ô²¹ of the Naiy¨¡yikas, he says:

However, nothing but the viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹, an inference, should be inducted (unneyam). If it (i.e., viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹) is absent, it would be impossible to negate the occurrence (v?tti) [of reason] in the dissimilar domain (vipak?a).[25]

In the above statement, where the determination of causal relations is discussed, ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©-mitra really evaluates VBP. In the ??vara discussion as well, he states:

The means of valid cognition that establishes a pervasion is of only two kinds: perception and non-cognition or viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka, because both of these have perception and inference as their essential characteristics.[26]

In these passages ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra accepts the role of VBP, even if he regards it as a having a limited secondary function.

As to the relation between VBP and prasa?ga and prasa?gaviparyaya, ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra gives priority to the latter over the former in the proof of the affirmative concomitance of momentariness. Is VBP2, as a genitive tatpuru?a, different from prasa?ga or prasa?gavipa-ryaya? If so, in which aspects is it different? And if the VBP-±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô is not ¸é²¹³Ù²Ô¨¡°ì²¹°ù²¹?¨¡²Ô³Ù¾±, who might he be? These issues require further investigation.

References and abbreviations

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HB? Hetubindu?¨©k¨¡ of Bha??a Arca?a, with the sub-commentary entitled ?loka of Durveka Mi?ra, ed. Sukhlalji Sanghavi and Muni Shri Jinavijayaji. Baroda 1949.

JNA ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹²Ô¾±²ú²¹²Ô»å³ó¨¡±¹²¹±ô¾±?, ed. Anantalal Thakur. Patna 1959,[27] 1987.

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PS? Pra³¾¨¡?²¹samuccaya?¨©k¨¡.

PVin2 ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾±¡¯s Pra³¾¨¡?²¹vini?caya: Chapters 1 and 2, critically edited by Ernst Steinkellner. Beijing/Vienna 2007. Kyo Kano 189

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Steinkellner 1982 Ernst Steinkellner, Remarks on viparyaye ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹m ¨CDhar-mak¨©rti¡¯s Development of a Theorem. Draft only, paper presented at the First Inter-national ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± conference, Kyoto 1982.

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Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Cf. Steinkellner 1982, 1991.

[2]:

Cf. Tani 1999, Woo 1999, Shiraishi 2005, Sakai 2014.

[3]:

Tani¡¯s understanding of the VBP¡¯s interpretations by ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾±¡¯s followers, such as Dharmottara and ±Ê°ù²¹Âá?¨¡°ì²¹°ù²¹²µ³Ü±è³Ù²¹, are scattered throughout his work (1999), but are found in chapter 3 in particular.

[4]:

For instance: First, VBP is sometimes identified with or regarded as being based on ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì²¹[dharma]-anupalabdhi, at least by ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± and some logicians after him. Is VBP an inference based on ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì¨¡²Ô³Ü±è²¹±ô²¹²ú»å³ó¾± or it cannot necessarily be identified with such an inference? Second, how is VBP related to prasa?ga and prasa?gaviparyaya? If VBP is different from these, what is the difference between prasa?ga/prasa?gaviparyaya and VBP formally, logically, and content-wise? Or is the latter the same as the former, especially prasa?gaviparyaya, since both of them have the same style of proof formulation. The late Prof. Kajiyama assessed the matter as follows: ¡°I think that °­²¹³¾²¹±ô²¹?¨©±ô²¹ was quite right when he identified viparyaye ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹m with a prasa?ga. ¡­ With °­²¹³¾²¹±ô²¹?¨©±ô²¹, I also regard ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹ as prasa?ga in essence¡± (Kajiyama 1999: 37). He did not, however, mention the passage upon which his estimation depends.

[5]:

JNA p. 60, 3¨C10: n¨¡py ²¹²Ô²¹¾±°ì¨¡²Ô³Ù¾±°ì²¹?a?k¨¡, ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vaty¨¡ vy¨¡pte? pras¨¡dhan¨¡t. nanu viparya-ya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹va?¨¡d ±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾±²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾±?, tasya ca nopany¨¡sa±¹¨¡°ù³Ù¨¡. tat katha? vy¨¡pti? pras¨¡dhitety ucyate? ¡­nanv evam ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹³¾¨¡³Ù°ù²¹³¾ astu, vipak?¨¡t punar ±ð°ì¨¡²Ô³Ù±ð²Ô²¹ vyatireka iti katha? labhyam iti cet. vy¨¡ptisiddher eva. vyatireke vy¨¡ptisiddhir eva katham it cet. (Ci¡¯ RNA p. 70, 9¨C11 and 15¨C16: na ³¦¨¡²â²¹³¾ ²¹²Ô²¹¾±°ì¨¡²Ô³Ù¾±°ì²¹?, atraiva s¨¡dharmyavati d???¨¡nte ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vaty¨¡ vy¨¡pte? pras¨¡dhan¨¡t. nanu viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹²ú²¹±ô¨¡»å ±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾±²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾±?, tasya copany¨¡sav¨¡rt¨¡±è¾± n¨¡²õ³Ù¾±. tat katha? vy¨¡pti? pras¨¡dhiteti cet. ¡­ nanv evam ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹³¾¨¡³Ù°ù²¹³¾ astu. vipak?¨¡t punar ±ð°ì¨¡²Ô³Ù±ð²Ô²¹ ±¹²â¨¡±¹?³Ù³Ù¾±°ù iti kuto labhyata iti cet. vy¨¡ptisiddher eva. vyatirekasandehe vy¨¡ptisiddhir eva katham iti cet.) [Different readings are in bold font.]

[6]:

The relation between VBP and ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹ has been studied recently by Sakai (2014).

[7]:

JNA p. 60, 10¨C13: a¡úna, dvividh¨¡ hi vy¨¡pti?, ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡ ca kart?dharma? ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹vati dharmi?i ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹sy¨¡va?yambh¨¡vo ya?, ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡ ca karmadharma? s¨¡dhy¨¡bh¨¡ve ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹sy¨¡va?yamabh¨¡vo ya?,¡ûa vy¨¡ptir ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì²¹sya tatra ²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹ eva ±¹²â¨¡±è²â²¹sya v¨¡ tatraiva ²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹ iti ny¨¡y¨¡t. (a: Ci¡¯ RNA p. 70, 17¨C20: na. dvividh¨¡ hi ±¹²â¨¡±è³Ù¾±²õ¾±»å»å³ó¾±?. ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡ ca kart?dharma? ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹dharmavati dharmi?i ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹dharmasy¨¡va?yambh¨¡vo ya?, ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡ ca karmadharma? s¨¡dhy¨¡bh¨¡ve ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹sy¨¡va-?yamabh¨¡vo* ya?.) [Different readings are in bold font.] (*Emendation. RNA p. 70, 19: ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹sy¨¡va-?yambh¨¡vo.)

[8]:

Another interpretation is as follows: Taking the context of the ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì²¹-±¹²â¨¡±è²â²¹ relation into consideration, kart? and karman can correspond to ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì²¹ (i.e., ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹) and ±¹²â¨¡±è²â²¹ (i.e., ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹), respectively.

[9]:

JNA p. 60, 13¨C18 and 61, 2¨C3: a¡úenayo? caikasiddhir niyamena dvit¨©yaprat¨©tim ¨¡k?ipati. an²â²¹³Ù³ó¨¡ ekasy¨¡py asiddhe?.¡û²¹ kevala? s¨¡k?¨¡d ekatra ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹vy¨¡p¨¡ro¡¯nyatra ²Ô¨¡²Ô³Ù²¹°ù¨©²â²¹°ì²¹³Ù²¹²â¨¡ prat¨©tir iti ³Ù¨¡±¹²¹-taivaikavyapade?a?. ³Ù²¹³Ù³ó¨¡ ca saty ekatra ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹prav?tte? p¨±rvam anyatra sa??aya? pravartam¨¡no¡¯pi pa?c¨¡t [³Ù²¹²Ô²â¨¡?] ³Ù²¹²â¨¡ nirasyate. ²â²¹³Ù³ó¨¡ viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô¨¡m anvaya? sandihyam¨¡no¡¯pi ±¹¾±±è²¹°ì?¨¡»å ±ð°ì¨¡²Ô³Ù±ð²Ô²¹ ±¹²â¨¡±¹?³Ù³Ù¾±²ú²¹±ô¨¡³Ù nirastasa??aya? paryavasyaty ak?a?ike sarvath¨¡¡¯nupapadyam¨¡neya? ²õ²¹³Ù³Ù¨¡ k?a?abha?ganiyataiveti, ¡­tasm¨¡t s¨¡dhy¨¡bh¨¡ve ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹syaik¨¡ntiko vyatireka?, ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð sati ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹sy¨¡va?yam anvayo veti na ka?cid arthato bheda?. (a: Ci¡¯ RNA p. 70, 19¨C20: enayo? caika³Ù²¹°ù²¹-±è°ù²¹³Ù¨©³Ù¾±°ù niyamena dvit¨©yaprat¨©tim ¨¡k?ipati. anyathaikasy¨¡ ev¨¡siddhe?.) [Different readings are in bold font.]

[10]:

JNA p. 61, 3¨C4: ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹±¹²â¨¡±è¨¡°ù²¹s tu mukhyato¡¯rthata? ceti »å±¹¾±»å³ó¨¡ ±¹²â²¹±¹²¹³ó¨¡°ù²¹?.

[11]:

NMu 3a1¨C3 (Katsura 1981: 71¨C72): ÈôÓÐì¶´ËÒ»·Ö¼º³É¡¢ËæÕhÒ»·ÖÒà³ÉÄÜÁ¢¡¢ÈôÈçÆä•IÁxͬÔS¡¢¾ã²»íšÕh¡¢»òÓÉÁx×¼Ò»ÄÜþ¡£ PS? (Ms) 178b6 ad PS 4.5: ²¹°ù³Ù³ó¨¡±è²¹³Ù³Ù²â¨¡ ±¹±ð³Ù²â¨¡»å¾±. ¡­; PVSV p. 18, 17 (=PVin2, p. 53, 10): ²¹°ù³Ù³ó¨¡±è²¹³Ù³Ù²â¨¡ v¨¡nyatare?obhayapradar?an¨¡d iti.

[12]:

JNA p. 61, 4¨C6: ata eva yatra yatra ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹parye?a?¨¡, tatra ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð sati s¨¡dhy¨¡nvaya?, ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹parye?a?¨¡±è¾± tayopalak?it¨¡ veditavy¨¡. viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka?abdena punar ubhayasa?graha eva.

[13]:

At the last ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± conference in 2005, Shiraishi drew attention to this passage. Regretfully, his paper, titled ¡°´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?°ù¨©³¾¾±³Ù°ù²¹¡¯²õ two interpretations of ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹¡± was not included in the proceedings of the conference, Religion and Logic in Buddhist Philosophical Analysis, 2011.

[14]:

JNA p. 61, 6¨C8: vyatireka°ù¨±±è²¹vy¨¡ptau hi ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹±¹¾±±è²¹°ù²â²¹²â±ð ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka? ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹sya, ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡y¨¡? tu ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹viparyayasya ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka? ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð sat¨©ti. tad³Ü²ú³ó²¹²â¨¡²ú³ó¨¡±¹±ð ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹sya ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹pratibandh¨¡nupa-pattir ity ayam artha?. Cf. Shiraishi 2005: 6ff.

[15]:

HB p. 4*, 5¨C7. Skt. is reconstructed by Steinkellner. ¡°Die Feststellung des gemeinsamen Vorkommens (anvaya?) ferner besteht beim Eigenwesen als dem Grund in dem Nachweis, da? die zu beweisende Beschaffenheit sich an das blo?e Vorhandensein der beweisenden Beschaffenheit anschlie?t, weil [die zu beweisende Beschaffenheit] der Sache nach das Eigenwesen (²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹?=sva²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹?) von etwas ist [das zugleich die beweisende Beschaffenheit zu seinem Eigenwesen hat]. Dieser [Nachweis] besteht im Auftreten eines Erkenntnismittels (±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹m), das den Grund im Gegenteil des zu Beweisenden aufhebt. Z.B.: Was seiend ist, das is ausschlie?lich augenblicklich; w?re es nicht augenblicklich, w¨¹rde es, da [die Nichtaugenblicklichkeit] mit der Wirksamkeit in Widerspruch steht, die Dingheit verlieren, da [die Dingheit eben] durch diese [Wirksamkeit] bestimmt ist.¡± (Steinkellner 1967: 37)

[16]:

We should also not overlook the expression ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð sati. The expression is presumably intended for those who claim that ±è²¹°ì?²¹»å³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹³Ù¨¡ is not necessarily required, such as ¸é²¹³Ù²Ô¨¡°ì²¹°ù²¹?¨¡²Ô³Ù¾±. AVS p. 86, 2¨C4: ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹k¨¡t ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹siddhi? ced vyartho hetvantaragraha?. ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹k¨¡t tadasiddhi? ced vyartho dharmyantaragraha?.

[17]:

Cf. Steinkellner 1982: 2; 1991: 318. After ¶Ù³ó²¹°ù³¾²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾±, for instance: HB? p. 44, 24: etac ca ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹-ka? ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹? ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì¨¡²Ô³Ü±è²¹±ô²¹²ú»å³ó¾±°ù¨±±è²¹m uttaratr¨¡vasarapr¨¡pta? svayam eva vak?yati. VN? p. 10, 27¨C28: idam ukta? bhavati. ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì¨¡²Ô³Ü±è²¹±ô²¹²ú»å³ó¾±r eva saha²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹? ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹te heto? s¨¡dhy¨¡bh¨¡vena. RNA p. 83, 8: na ca viruddh¨¡naik¨¡ntikate, vy¨¡pak¨¡nupalambh¨¡tman¨¡ viparyaye ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹kapram¨¡-?ena vy¨¡pte? pras¨¡dhan¨¡t. TBh(M) (Kajiyama 1966: 115, n. 309) ¡­ zhes pa khyab byed mi dmigs pa¡¯i mtshan nyid can bzlog pa la gnod pa can gyi tshad mas (¡­ iti ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì¨¡²Ô³Ü±è²¹±ô²¹²ú»å³ó¾±lak?a?a(/ °ù¨±±è²¹)viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹kapram¨¡?ena¡­) [This part is dropped in the Sanskrit text to which we have access. The Sanskrit above has been reconstructed by Kajiyama.]

[18]:

JNA p. 61, 8¨C10: an²â²¹³Ù³ó¨¡ vyatirekani?c¨¡yaka±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹sya s¨¡k?¨¡d al¨¡bhe¡¯pi yadi ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹sya s¨¡dhyen¨¡nvayaniyamapra²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹? ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹m upadar?ayet, kas tasya ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹siddhau pratibandho vyati-rekasy¨¡±è¾±* s¨¡marthy¨¡k?ep¨¡t. [*Corrected with Ms.; JNA: vyatirekasy¨¡nvayasy¨¡±è¾±.] Concerning the last part, various readings are possible. The difference in the interpretation of the sentence lies in the understanding of ¡°tasya ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹siddhau¡± [tasya: (a) ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹sya, (b) ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹sya; ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹siddhau: (a) when ¡­ is proven, (b) with reference to ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹siddhi].

[19]:

JNA p. 61, 11¨C17: an²â²¹³Ù³ó¨¡ s¨¡dharmyaprayogo¡¯nup¨¡deya eva sy¨¡t, s¨¡k?¨¡d vyatirek¨¡nupadar?an¨¡t. tad yadi s¨¡marthyagamyo¡¯pi na vyatirek¨¡tm¨¡, ³Ù²¹»å¨¡¡¯pi yatra yatra ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹? tatra tatra ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹m it¨©yataiva ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð sati ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹praty¨¡?¨¡prayukta? °ì?³Ù¨© °ì?³Ù¨¡°ù³Ù³ó²¹?. tadabh¨¡ve¡¯bh¨¡viny api hi ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð sati yadi tadbh¨¡ve¡¯va?ya?bh¨¡vi ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹? ³Ù²¹»å¨¡ phalita? ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹sv¨©k¨¡ra?. tasm¨¡t ²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô²¹±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô¨¡ dvayam api parye?a?¨©ya? vikalpena, ±¹¨¡»å¾±²Ô¨¡ caiko¡¯pi ±è°ù²¹°ì¨¡°ù²¹? ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹siddha upadar?ayitavya?, para²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð?u ca vyatirekavad anvayo¡¯pi ²Ô¾±²â²¹³¾²¹±¹¨¡²Ô durlabha eveti veditavyam.

[20]:

As to the usage of ¨¡°ì?±ð±è²¹ in the context of the relation between anvaya and vyatireka, see RNA 67.4: ¨¡°ì?¾±±è³Ù²¹vyatirek¨¡ y¨¡ vy¨¡ptir a²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¾±?¨© / s¨¡dharmyavati d???¨¡nte sattvahetor ihocyate // [The pervasion that has anvaya as its essential characteristic and by which [its] vyatireka is hinted at ¡­]; 83.4: vyatirek¨¡tmik¨¡ vy¨¡ptir ¨¡°ì?¾±±è³Ù¨¡²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¾±?¨© / vaidharmyavati d???¨¡nte sattvahetor ihocyate // [The pervasion that has vyatireka as its essence and has the essential characteristic that [its] anvaya is hinted at ¡­ ] It seems that these two verses, which appear at the beginning of each chapter of ¸é²¹³Ù²Ô²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾±¡¯s K?a?abha?gasiddhi, in the anvaya and vyatireka chapters, respectively, and have symmetrical construc-tion, were composed by the author (¸é²¹³Ù²Ô²¹°ì¨©°ù³Ù¾± or someone else) (see Woo 1999: 141), being strongly conscious of the discussion of the relation between anvaya and vyatireka, which ´³?¨¡²Ô²¹?r¨©mitra makes here.

[21]:

JNA p. 61, 18¨C22: asm¨¡bhis tu prak?ta²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹²Ô±ð ²Ô¾±²â²¹³¾²¹±¹¨¡²Ô anvaya? prasa?gaviparyay¨¡bhy¨¡? ±è²¹³Ü°ù²¹²õ³Ù²â¨¡²ú³ó²â¨¡? dar?ita eva, tau ca yady api sapak?i¨©k?te jalabh?ti pravartitau, ³Ù²¹³Ù³ó¨¡±è¾± yo yatkara?asva²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹? sa taj janayaty eva, yo yan na janayati na sa tatkara?asva²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹?, ity eva? pravartam¨¡nau sarvam eva °ì°ù¾±²â¨¡?aktiyukta? k?a?ikatve niyata? dar?ayata iti ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù´Ç ±¹²â²¹³Ù¾±°ù±ð°ì¨¡°ì?±ð±è²¹²ú¨©Âá²¹? dh¨±m¨¡divat.

[22]:

AVS p. 64, 4: s¨¡ ca sarvopasa?h¨¡r¨¡t s¨¡m¨¡nyam avalambate /

[23]:

AVS p. 66, 3: ²õ²¹°ù±¹´Ç±è²¹²õ²¹?³ó¨¡°ù²¹vat¨© hi vy¨¡pti? ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹siddher a?gam.

[24]:

JNA p. 63, 10¨C14: tad eva? vy¨¡ptir ±¹²â¨¡±è²¹°ì²¹sya ±¹²â¨¡±è²â²¹vati ²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹ eveti kart?dharm¨¡nvaya°ù¨±±è²¹vy¨¡-ptisa?p¨¡ditas¨¡marthy¨¡d eva sattvaheto? k?a?abha?gasiddhir apratihateti kim atra viparyaye ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹-kapram¨¡?opany¨¡seneti samarthitam? ata eva tadupany¨¡s¨¡?akyat¨¡±è¾± na p¨©?ayati, viparyayasyaiva ²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹kena ²õ¨¡»å³ó²â²¹sya siddhatv¨¡t. ?¨¡stre¡¯pi pratha[mani??]yame ca vy¨¡ptir ²¹²Ô±¹²¹²â²¹°ù¨±±è¨¡ b¨©j¨¡divad anek¨¡ntaparih¨¡ravy¨¡jena vistarata? pras¨¡dhit¨¡. ¡­

[25]:

VC p. 33*, 7¨C9: viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹kam eva tu ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹m anum¨¡nam unneyam, tadabh¨¡ve vipak?av?ttini-?edhasy¨¡?kyatv¨¡t,¡­

[26]:

JNA p. 293, 1: tac ca ±è°ù²¹³¾¨¡?²¹? vy¨¡pti²õ¨¡»å³ó²¹°ì²¹? dvividham eva. pratyak?¨¡nupalambha? v¨¡, viparyaya²ú¨¡»å³ó²¹ka? v¨¡, anayo? pratyak?¨¡num¨¡nasva²ú³ó¨¡±¹²¹tv¨¡t,....

[27]:

Cf. Tani 1999, Woo 1999, Shiraishi 2005, Sakai 2014.

[28]:

Cf. Tani 1999, Woo 1999, Shiraishi 2005, Sakai 2014.

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