Early Buddhist Theory of Knowledge c8.97

c8.97

(183) This is certainly a possibility that cannot be ruled out. His very scepticism may have led him to include the modes of expression 'both is and is not' and 'neither is nor is not', both of which are expressions sometimes used in common speech in addition to the ordinary assertions and denials, so as to make his scepticism and his scruples for truth appear more comprehensive. On the other hand there are two other alternatives worth considering, which appear to be more plausible than the one suggested.