The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c40.s7.t3.115

v2.c40.s7.t3.115

The other principles enumerated by the Çvetāçvatara as possible theories are less important. Necessity figures also in the system of Makkhali Gosāla, while inherent nature appears also as an aspect of that system;⁴ time has Vedic authority and persisted much later;⁵ chance is rather an element in a system than an actual system, while the brevity of the allusion renders it obscure what particular doctrine is referred to.