因明義斷 1.13

1.13

有人云：因必是扶順，順益所立，是宗之義。將為新妙，其義云何？答：此則舊德釋成，何得稱為新異？故本疏云「又建立義，能建立彼所立宗故。或順益義，由立此因，順益宗義，令宗義立，是故名因。」此則先成，豈云新解？

Someone says: The hetu must necessarily support and accord with, assisting the sādhya; this is the meaning of the pratijñā. Taking this to be a novel and subtle [insight], how is this meaning to be understood? Answer: This has already been explained and established by previous virtuous masters; how can it be called novel and extraordinary? Thus the root commentary says: "Furthermore, it has the meaning of establishing, because it is able to establish that sādhya-pratijñā. Or it has the meaning of assisting: through positing this hetu, it assists the meaning of the pratijñā and causes the meaning of the pratijñā to be established; therefore it is called the hetu." Since this was established previously, how could it be called a new explanation?