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 v] V ifiianavada 145 nature (Prakrti), not from themselves (svabhiivat), nor from the Lord (iSvara), nor yet are they without cause; know that they arise from ignorance (avidya) and desire (tr!1J.a). 51. Know that attachment to religious ceremonies (Jilabratafaramarsa), wrong views (11lithyadr!!i) and doubt (vicikitsa) are the three fetters. 53. Steadily instruct yourself (more and more) in the highest morality, the highest wisdom and the highest thought, for the hundred and fifty one rules (of the pratimok!a) are combined perfectly in these three. 58. Because thus (as demonstrated) all this is unstable (anitya) without substance (anatma) without help (aSaraa) without protector (anatlza) and without abode (asthiilza) thou 0 Lord of men must become discontented with this worthless (asara) kadali-tree of the orb. 10 4. If a fire were to seize your head or your dress you would extinguish and subdue it, even then endeavour to annihilate desire, for there is no other higher necessity than this. 10 5. By morality, knowledge and contemplation, attain the spotless dig- nity of the quieting and the subduing nirva1)a not subject to age, death or decay, devoid of earth, water, fire, wind, sun and moon. 107. Vhere there is no wisdom (praji/a) there is also no contemplation (dhyiina), where there is no contemplation there is also no wisdom; but know that for him who possesses these two the sea of existence is like a grove. Uncompromising Idealism or the School of Viji1anavada Buddhism. The school of Buddhist philosophy known as the Vijfianavada or Y ogacara has often been referred to by such prominent teachers of Hindu thought as Kumarila and Sailkara. It agrees to a great extent with the Sunyavadins whom we have already described. All the dharmas (qualities and substances) are but imaginary constructions of ignorant minds. There is no movement in the so-called external world as we suppose, for it does not exist. We construct it ourselves and then are ourselves deluded that it exists by itself (nirmmitapratimolti) 1. There are two functions involved in our consciousness, viz. that which holds the perceptions (khyiiti viiiiana), and that which orders them by imaginary constructions (vastuprativikalpaviJiiiiJla). The two functions however mutually determine each other and cannot be separately distinguished (abllinJlalaka!le mzyonyaltetuke). These functions are set to work on account of the beginningless instinctive tendencies inherent in them. in relation to the world of appearance (aniidikiila-prll- paflca-viisaniiltetukanca) 2. All sense knowledge can be stopped only when the diverse 1 Lmikiivatiirasiitra, pp. 21-22. 2 Ibid. p. 44. D. 10