The Tattvasangraha [with commentary]

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

This page contains verse 577 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 577.

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

तस्याप्यस्तित्वमित्येवं वर्तते व्यतिरेकिणी ।
विभक्तिस्तस्य चान्यस्य भावेऽनिष्ठा प्रसज्यते ॥ ५७७ ॥

tasyāpyastitvamityevaṃ vartate vyatirekiṇī |
vibhaktistasya cānyasya bhāve'niṣṭhā prasajyate || 577 ||

Further, as there would be ‘existence’ of the existence also, the incompatible (genitive) ending would be incompatible with it; and if there were existence of that existence also, and so forth, there would be no end to it.—(577)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

Further, even granting that the Property of ‘Existence’ belongs to the Six Categories,—your Reason remains defective (false, inconclusive). For instance, that Existence itself would have existence, as it is an Entity; how then could there be the Genitive ending in the expression ‘existence of Existence’, which (as you say) is based on difference?—If it be held that there is yet another existence of the Existence, then there is an Infinite Regress.—(577)

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