12 world); Brahlna vii idamagra asit=Brahn1a only existed at the beginning of this (world), thus vhen ViI).u is first knovvn, He is kno
by an affirmation in the form,
, He is'. The definition of bhiiva is 'to be known first by an affirmation'. So on the strength of scripture He is verily the 1110st important Bhava Tattva. R. T. Bhutakrt, Bhutabhrt, Bhiivab (Sahasranama). idamagre= asyo,gre (Acarya). T r.] (Also) by the statement 'dependent category is of two kinds as 'being' and 'non-being', is meant that it is only of two kinds, not of one kind, nor of three kinds, and not that only dependent category is of the nature of 'being' and 'non-being'. It may be suggested 'Let classification be made so that Independent Category enters the group of 'beings' (bhiivas). But this is not possible. It, the Self-dependent Tattva, being most prominent must be known as uniquely distinct from everything else. Otherwise (the classificatjon has to be made, say, thus). Category is of two kinds, 'being) and 'non-being'; 'being' also is of two kinds, the eternal and the non-eternal, the eternal is of two sorts, the conscious and the unconscious and the conscious also is of two kinds the Independent and the dependent. If so, the Independent Tattva is not made known to be prominent. Also it is not made evident that everything other than Bhagavin is dependent. OBJECTION :-In this case (i.e. in the classification adopted by the Acarya) the Independent Category is not known as 'Being' or the bhavatva of the Indepen- dent category is not shown. Thus the two classifiw c;ations stand on the same footing..
