This paper will show how the philosopher Maṇḍanamiśra discusses in his Brahmasiddhi the cancellation (bādha) of a former element by a latter, which is prescribed in Mīmāṃsāsūtra 6.5.54. We do not have yet a clear idea of what the value of this text holds for him. I would emphasize that probably more than we had expected, it forms an essential part of Maṇḍana’s philosophy. Its authority is sometimes stated explicitly and sometimes not; and we easily overlook the fact that his argument is highly dependent on the Mīmāṃsā scheme. This rule, 6.5.54, was originally purely concerned with the performance of the sacrifice, but Maṇḍana applies it to his epistemic analysis, i.e. his discussion on the relative strength of the valid means of knowledge, giving this rule the status of basic testimony. Furthermore, he interprets the rule in his own unique way, or at least differently from Kumārilabhaṭṭa, integrating it with the argument by his famous predecessor Bhartṛhari. The mutual relationship among Maṇḍana, Kumārila, and Bhartṛhari, will be illuminated by focusing on what Mīmāṃsāsūtra 6.5.54 really means.

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Mīmāṃsāsūtra 6.5.54 on bādha in Maṇḍanamiśra's Brahmasiddhi

本文将展示哲学家 Maṇḍanamiśra 如何在他的 Brahmasiddhi 中讨论前者元素被后者取消（bādha），这在 Mīmāṃsāsūtra 6.5.54 中有所规定。我们还不清楚这段经文对他有什么价值。我要强调的是，它可能比我们预期的要多，它构成了 Maṇḍana 哲学的重要组成部分。它的权威有时明确说明，有时不说明；我们很容易忽略一个事实，即他的论点高度依赖于 Mīmāṃsā 方案。这条规则 6.5.54 最初纯粹是关于献祭的表现，但 Maṇḍana 将其应用于他的认识论分析，即他对有效知识手段的相对强度的讨论，赋予这条规则基本证词的地位。此外，他以自己独特的方式解释规则，或者至少与 Kumārilabhaṭṭa 不同，将其与他著名的前任 Bhartṛhari 的论点结合起来。Maṇḍana、Kumārila 和 Bhartṛhari 之间的相互关系将通过关注 Mīmāṃsāsūtra 6.5.54 的真正含义来阐明。