Part 11 - On cause, non-cause

Note 33: The implication given here is not different from what is generally understood; but the real implication is clear only to the seers. In the words of Abhayadeva Suri,

gamanikāmātramevedaṃ aṣṭānāṃa api eṣāṃ sūtrāṇāṃ bhāvārthaṃ tu bahuśrutāḥ vidanti

[A chadmastha has a limited knowledge; so he knows by inference. The knowledge of an omniscient is limitless; so he makes no use of inference.]

142. (1) Causes have been stated to be five, which are, knowing cause, seeing cause, respecting cause, well-acquiring cause and dying the death of a chadmastha (with right outlook) linked with a cause.

(2) Causes have been stated to be five, which are, knowing by cause,...till dying the death of a chadmastha (with right outlook) by a cause.

(3) Causes have been stated to be five, which are, not knowing cause,...till dying the death of the ignorant (with wrong outlook) linked with a cause.

(4) Causes have been stated to be five, which are, not knowing by cause,...till dying the death of the ignorant (with wrong outlook) by a cause.

(5) Non-causes have been stated to be five, which are, knowing non-cause,...till dying the death of the omniscient linked with a non-cause.

(6) Non-causes have been stated to be five, which are, knowing by non-cause,...till dying the death of the omniscient by a non-cause.

(7) Non-causes have been stated to be five, which are, knowing not non-cause,...till dying the death, of the chadmastha (with wrong outlook) linked with non-cause.

(8) Non-causes have been stated to be five, which are, knowing not by non-cause,... till dying the death of the chadmastha (with wrong outlook) linked with non-cause.

Bhante! So they are. Glory be to the Lord! So saying, Bhagavān Gautama paid his homage and obeisance to the Lord, and having done so, he withdrew to his seat.

Chapter Seven ends.

Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):

(See note 33 above).