The Tattvasangraha [with commentary]
by Ganganatha Jha | 1937 | 699,812 words | ISBN-10: 8120800583 | ISBN-13: 9788120800588
This page contains verse 1964 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 1964.
Verse 1964
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:
सामान्येनैव साध्यत्वं नच हेतोर्विरुद्धता ।
नहि तेन विरोधोऽस्य येन तद्विनिवर्त्तयेत् ॥ १९६४ ॥sāmānyenaiva sādhyatvaṃ naca hetorviruddhatā |
What is meant to be proved is the general pact. nor would the reason be ‘contradictory’; there is no incompatibility between these and the reason, by reason of which incompatibility, it could negative it.—(1964)
nahi tena virodho'sya yena tadvinivarttayet || 1964 ||
Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):
It is the third of the above alternative views that is meant by us.
Nor is the Reason ‘Contradictory’.
“Why?”
Because there is no incompatibility between ‘being produced from past experience’ and ‘Love and other feelings’,—by virtue of which incompatibility, the idea of ‘being due to past experience’ could be set aside.
Further, such notions as ‘this world’ and ‘the other world’ are based on differences in the state or condition of things,—and the differences of childhood, youth and so forth.
In this way, the beginninglessness (of things) becomes established. Hence this should not be emphasised—as it amounts to the view-point of other disputants (Naiyāyika, Mīmāṃsaka, etc.).—(1964)
End of Chapter on Materialism.