The Tattvasangraha [with commentary]

by Ganganatha Jha | 1937 | 699,812 words | ISBN-10: 8120800583 | ISBN-13: 9788120800588

This page contains verse 525 of the 8th-century Tattvasangraha (English translation) by Shantarakshita, including the commentary (Panjika) by Kamalashila: dealing with Indian philosophy from a Buddhist and non-Buddhist perspective. The Tattvasangraha (Tattvasamgraha) consists of 3646 Sanskrit verses; this is verse 525.

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

अन्येन च विना हेतुर्यथा व्यापार इष्यते ।
कार्यस्य वा भवेत्तद्वत्किमन्येऽपि न हेतवः ॥ ५२५ ॥

anyena ca vinā heturyathā vyāpāra iṣyate |
kāryasya vā bhavettadvatkimanye'pi na hetavaḥ || 525 ||

Just as the ‘operation’, without any other (operation), is held to be the cause of the effect,—in the same way, why cannot others, like it, be causes?—(525)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

Just as the Operation, without further Operation, is regarded as the Cause of the Effect, in the shape of the Sprout,—in the same manner, why cannot other things also, without any particular Operations, be regarded as ‘Causes’?—(525)

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