Buddhist Logic v2.c19.s3.27

v2.c19.s3.27

(12. 26). Their essence,⁶ indeed, (is not positive, but relative, since they always contain) a correlative negation.⁷ (This is proved by three⁸ facts), 1) (reality is not their essential attribute), they are positive and negative,⁹ 2) (although internal mental constructions they have) resemblance with external reality, and 3) they are *distinct* ¹⁰ images, (i. e., they contain a sharp distinction from, or negation of, all other things).