[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [因明入正理論疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1840) › 2.6 # 因明入正理論疏 2.6 因明入正理論疏 2.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1840.2.6) 問：「何故宗同異名品，因同異名法？」答：「若同異總宗不相離性種類名品，若不同異於總宗，亦不同異於宗有法，但同異於有法之上所作義者名之為法。又此所作非總所立，不得名品，名之為法。宗總所立遂與品名，能所異故。又因宗二同異名法，別同異名品，此同異二，故名為法。次下二因同異，及上宗同異，並別同異，故皆名品。」 > Question: 'Why are the similarity and dissimilarity of the thesis called classes (pakṣa), while the similarity and dissimilarity of the reason are called properties (dharma)?' Answer: 'If similarity or dissimilarity concerns the general thesis in its aspect of inseparable category, it is called a class (pakṣa). If it is not similarity or dissimilarity with respect to the general thesis, nor is it similarity or dissimilarity with respect to the thesis's subject (dharmin), but only similarity or dissimilarity with respect to the property produced upon the subject, then it is called a dharma. Furthermore, this produced \[aspect\] is not the general probandum, so it cannot be named a class; it is called a dharma. Because the thesis is the general probandum, it is given the name of class, as the prover and the proved are different. Moreover, the similarity and dissimilarity of both reason and thesis combined are called dharma, while their distinct similarity and dissimilarity are called pakṣa; because these two are combined, they are called dharma. Just below, the similarity and dissimilarity of the two reasons, as well as the similarity and dissimilarity of the thesis above, are both distinct similarities and dissimilarities, and are therefore all called pakṣa.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1840.2.5) - [Next: 2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1840.2.7) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1840.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1840~en-mt.2.6) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [因明義斷](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1841.1.21) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1840.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1840.2.6) · Pramāṇa