0244 Verse 303

Original

अचेतनात्मिका बुद्धिः शब्दगन्धरसादिवत् ।
उत्पत्तिमत्त्वनाशित्वहेतुभ्यामिति चेन्मतम् ॥ ३०३ ॥

acetanātmikā buddhiḥ śabdagandharasādivat |
utpattimattvanāśitvahetubhyāmiti cenmatam || 303 ||

“Cosmic intellect must be insentient by its nature,—like sound odour, taste and other things,—on account of the two reasons of being produced and being perishable”,—if this be your view—[then the answer is as stated in the following text].—(303)

Kamalaśīla

In the following Text, the other party proceeds to show that Buddhi (Intellect) is something different from ‘Sentience’:—[see verse 303 above]

The opponent’s argument is formulated thus:—“Whatever is characterised, by the character of being produced, being perishable, and the like,—must be insentient,—e.g. Taste etc.;—Cosmic Intellect is so characterised; hence this must be a reason based upon the nature of things (for regarding it as insentient).”—(303)

The following Text answers this argument:—[see verse 304 next]