Tattva Sangraha Vol 2

SR No.: 007609
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kamlashila, Ganganatha Jha
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
Publication Year: 1939
Total Pages: 887
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 84 MB

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"THE REVEALED WORD."
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It is for this same roason that, though the Auditory Organ (as Akasha) is all-pervading and without parta, yet there are restrictions in the matter of Deafness, etc. on account of the diversity among objects with which the organ comes into contact. This is what is meant by the words On the same grounds, etc. etc. ; '-the grounds' consist in the diversity among objects with which it comes into contact.
Question If the objects with which tho Organ comes into contact are diverse, -oven so, why is it that only a certain person becomes deaf?
Answer:- It does not form part of the experience, etc. etc.'-That same dofective Auditory Organ does not form part of the experience of another person why 1-because it is influenced by Merit and Demerit.
This same idea is further clarified by means of an example. Just as, when the village-lord, etc. etc.'-The Lord of a certain village, even though continuing to live in the village, if he is removed by the King from the Lordship,- does not enjoy the same privileges in the same village ;-in the same manner, the deaf man does not hear the Sound, oven though another man hears it. (2190-2192)
Says the Opponent-All the three factors-the Auditory Organ, the Sound and Akasha being without parts and all-pervading, no partial oxistence is possible for any of them; then how do you get at the distinction into 'hearing' and non-hearing' determined by such partial existence ?
Answer (from the Mimūnsala) :
TEXT (2193).
"AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE AUDITORY ORGAN, THE SOUND AND ITS SUBSTRATUM HAVE THEMSELVES NO PARTS, AND THEY DO NOT EXIST AT ANY ONE PLACE ; EVEN SO, OUR VIEW IS NOT OPEN TO OBJECTION."-Shlokavārtika-ETER
NALITY OF WORDS, 78-79).-(2193)
COMMENTARY.
The Auditory Organ, the Sound, and the substratum of the Sound-i.e. Alusha, these themselves have no parts; yot such parts are attributed to them figuratively through the diversity among objects with which they come into contact this is what is meant by tho qualifying term 'themselves'.
Even so, etc. etc.'-'our viow!, regarding the partial existence, and restricted apprehension of sound and so forth.-(2193)
Question How so? Answer (from the Mimümsaka) :