Verse 3645

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

इत्थं यदा च सर्वज्ञः कश्चिदेवोपपद्यते ।
धर्माद्यधिगमे हेतुः पौरुषेयं तदा वचः ॥ ३६४५ ॥

itthaṃ yadā ca sarvajñaḥ kaścidevopapadyate |
dharmādyadhigame hetuḥ pauruṣeyaṃ tadā vacaḥ || 3645 ||

Thus, as it is quite conceivable that there is an omniscient person, human assertion can certainly be the means of providing the knowledge of dharma.—(3645)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

It has been argued under Text 3261—“Thus, no omniscient Person of any kind is conceivable; consequently no human assertion could be the means of providing the knowledge of Dharma”.

The answer to this is as follows;—[see verse 3645 above]

‘An Omniscient Person’—i.e. Buddha Himself alone; not Kapila, or any one else; as already established before.

As regards the objection that has been urged regarding Cognition being formless or with form,—that has been answered by us already.—(3645)