Samkhya treatise of Vindhyavasin 2
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2.1
And this, seen in particulars, was written down by Vindhyavāsin.
2.2
From the great principle (mahat) are produced six unparticularized entities—the five subtle elements (tanmātra) and the ego (ahaṃkāra)—this is Vindhyavāsin's view … that they are all-pervading (vibhu), this is Vindhyavāsin's view … that the elevenfold group [of senses originates from it], this is Vindhyavāsin's view … in the mind, is the view of Vindhyavāsin … that there is unity, is the view of Vindhyavāsin.
2.3
According to Vindhyavāsin, however, because the sense organs are omnipresent, birth is [merely] their functioning at the place of the seed, and death is the abandonment of that; therefore, there is no subtle body (sūkṣmaśarīra); hence, worldly existence (saṃsāra) lacks distinctions [of vehicle]—such is his thesis.
2.4
According to Vindhyavāsin, however, there is nothing inherently innate (sāṃsiddhika) corresponding to ultimate reality; what then [is it]? It is of the nature of attainment (siddhi) alone.
2.5
By asserting that 'whatever is curd is milk, and whatever is milk is curd,' / Rudrila has indeed made known his status as a follower of Vindhyavāsin.
2.6
Conformity (sārūpya) means similarity (sādṛśya): this is accepted by Vindhyavāsin.
2.7
For [these] have been taught in other treatises by teachers headed by Vindhyavāsin.
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