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The Bhikṣuṇī Maṇimēkhalai

An English translation of one of the five great Tamil classics, a story of Buddhist virtues, magical powers and philosophy; along with a detailed study of the text.

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281 - Buddhist Logic<br />

<strong>The</strong> reason or the middle term non-eternal exists in ākāśa and<br />

lightning which are heterogeneous with being the product, while it<br />

shows itself in lightning and does not in ākāśa. In the sapakṣa as in the<br />

case of the pot, it abides in all things. <strong>The</strong>refore it becomes doubtful<br />

whether being non-eternal as in lightning, it will not show itself as a<br />

product, or being non-eternal as a pot it will still appear as a product<br />

of effort. [213]<br />

(5) Upayaikadēśviruddha consists in the reason or the middle term<br />

abiding in some of the homogeneous and some of the heterogeneous<br />

things from the major term as when it is said:<br />

Sound is eternal<br />

Because it is non-corporeal.<br />

In this example the middle term non-corporeality on the side of<br />

eternal is found in ākāśa and in the minute atoms which are<br />

homogeneous with things eternal, and make them incorporeal.<br />

Similarly in the case of things heterogeneous with those that are<br />

eternal as a pot or happiness. This incorporeality abides in happiness<br />

and does not abide in a pot. <strong>The</strong>refore whether the middle term abides<br />

only in some of the things it cannot be treated as anaikāntikam as it<br />

leads to the doubt whether things incorporeal are eternal like ākāśa or<br />

non-eternal like happiness.<br />

(6) Viruddhavyabhicāri consists in the middle term not being<br />

distinctly the reason, for the thesis supports even that which is<br />

contradictory to the thesis, as in the example:<br />

Sound is eternal<br />

Because it is the product of effort.

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