Monday, September 22, 2014

Panchadashi 1.47

"This person is that Devadutta". In this and other such statements, "this-ness" and "that-ness" are dropped due to being opposed to each other, and their refuge, the one Devadutta is indicated.

"This person is that Devadutta". "This" means the Devadutta seen in the present place and time. "That" means the Devadutta seen in some other place and time. Two places and two times cannot coexist. Therefore they are dropped, and the common element, the person called Devadutta, is indicated.

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