Note 395 — SA@NKARA'S INTRODUCTION (continued 4)

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These four causes are the so-called defining cause (adhipati-pratyaya), the auxiliary cause (sahakâripratyaya), the immediate cause (samanantarapratyaya), and the substantial cause (âlambanapratyaya).—I extract the explanation from the Brahmavidyâbharana: Adhipatir indriyam tad dhi kakshurádirûpam utpannasya jñânasya rûpâdivishayatâm niyakkhati niyâmakas ka lokedhipatir ity ukyate. Sahakârî âlokah. Samanantarapratyayahpûrvajñânam, bauddhamate hi kshanikajñanasamtatau pûrvajñânam uttarajñâsya kâranam tad eva ka mana ity ukyate. Âlambanam ghatâdih. Etân hetûn pratîya prâpya kakshurâdijanyam ity âdi.