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同品有異品有非有

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Basic Meaning: presence in similar instances, both presence and absence in dissimilar instances

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  • In Buddhist logic 因明, one of the nine possible conditions of a reason in a syllogism based on its properties 九句因. For instance, a Vaiśeṣika said: "Sound is produced by effort, Because it is impermanent, Like a pot, and unlike lightning or space." The property of being impermanent is present in similar instances; it is present in some dissimilar instances such as lightning, and is absent in some other dissimilar instances such as space. Inconclusive 不定, to broad, as 異品一分轉同品遍轉.(From Kuijiʼs explanatory notes to the Hetucakra). 〔因明入正理論疏 T 1840.44.110c8〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): BFL]
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    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)656c

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    Entry created: 2007-02-28