Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t2.84

v1.c7.s7.t2.84

*Viruddhavyabhicarin* means that in the course of an argument, both sides put forth their own propositions, and “causes” all satisfy “three conditions”, but conclusions (or propositions) are totally opposite (or contrary), and so, which side is right cannot be established. For instance, one side proposes: sound is non-eternal, because it is created, as a bottle, and another proposes: sound is eternal, because it can be heard, as an attribute of sound. For each side, their proposition seems to be right but it cannot prove the other’s fallacy.