因明入正理論疏 1.98

1.98

問：「何獨宗標所成立性，因、喻不說能成立也？」答：「宗言所立，已顯因、喻是能成立，顯法已周，更不須說。又宗前未說，恐濫須陳；因、喻已彰，更何須說？又宗違古，言所成立以別古今；因、喻不違，不說能立言以簡別也。又前標云宗等多言名為能立，先已說訖，後更不須。」

Question: "Why does the thesis alone indicate 'its nature as that which is to be established', while the reason and example do not state 'that which establishes'?" Answer: "When the thesis states 'that which is to be established', it already reveals that the reason and example are that which establishes; the exposition being complete, there is no need to state it again. Furthermore, the thesis had not been stated previously, so out of fear of confusion it had to be presented; the reason and example were already evident, so why state it again? Furthermore, the thesis contradicts ancient views, so 'that which is to be established' is stated to distinguish the ancient and the modern; the reason and example do not contradict them, so the words 'that which establishes' are not stated as an exclusion. Furthermore, it was previously stated at the beginning that 'a thesis and the rest are many statements called a proof'; having already been stated before, it is not needed later."