Note 384 — SA@NKARA'S INTRODUCTION (continued 4)

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The following notes on Bauddha doctrines are taken exclusively from the commentaries on the Sa@nkarabhâshya, and no attempt has been made to contrast or reconcile the Brahminical accounts of Bauddha psychology with the teaching of genuine Bauddha books. Cp. on the chief sects of the Buddhistic philosophers the Bauddha chapter of the Sarvadarsanasamgraha.—The Nihilists are the Mádhyamikas; the Idealists are the Yogâkâras; the Sautrântikas and the Vaibháshikas together constitute the class of the Realists.—I subjoin the account given of those sects in the Brahmavidyâbharana.—Buddhasya hi mâdhyamika-yogákâra-sautrântika-vaibhâshikasamj ñakâs katvârah sishyâh. Tatra buddhena prathamam yân prati sarvam sûnyam ity upadishtam te màdhyamikâs te hi gurunâ yathoktam tathaiva sraddhayâ grihîtavanta iti kritvâ nâpakrishtâh punas ka taduktasyârthasya buddhyanusârenâkshepasyâkritatvân notkrishtabuddhaya iti mâdhyamikâh. Anyais tu sishyair gurunâ sarvasûnyatva upadishte jñânâtiriktasya sarvasya sûnyatvam astu nâmeti gurûktir yoga iti bauddaih paribhâshitopetâh tad upari ka jñânasya tu sûnyatvam na sambhavati tathâtve jagadândhyaprasa@ngât sûnyasiddher apy asambhavâk keti buddhamate âkâratvena paribhâshita âkshepos'pi krita iti yogâkârâh vijñânamâtrâstitvavâdinah. Tadanataram anyaih sishyaih pratîtisiddhasya katham sûnyatvam vaktum sakyam ato jñânavad vâhyârthos'pi satya ity ukte tarhi tathaiva sos'stu, param tu so s'numeyo na tu pratyaksha ity ukte tathâ@ngîkrityaivam sishyamatim anusritya kiyatparyantam sûtram bhavishyatîti taih prishtam atas te sautrântikâh. Anye punar yady ayam ghata iti pratîtibalâd vâhyos'rtha upeyate tarhi tasyâ eva pratîter aparokshatvât sa katham parokshos'to vâhyos'rtho na pratyaksha iti bhâshâ viruddhety âkshipann atas te vaibhâshikâh.