The Tetralemma & EBTs

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The Tetralemma & EBTs

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nasvāto nāpiparato nadvābhyāṃ nāpyahetutaḥ
Neither from self nor other neither both nor acausally
-Āryanāgārjunasya Mūlamadhyamakakārikā Pratyayaparīkṣāparivartaḥ MMK1


These are negations of Sarvāstivādin Abhidharmika terminological categories, svāto being related to svābhāva, the svā- being in turn related to "to be", for instance look at the French être as it appears in the reflexive, suis. v --> w --> x. Svā-/sva-, suis. Note that this is not a chronological argument that one comes from the other. Just an illustration of a relation between languages.

svayaṃkṛtaṃ, self-created, or "from self" for our practical purposes.

paraṃkṛtaṃ, other-created, or "from (an)other" for our practical purposes. Para- is functioning similar as it does in English here, similar to its usage in the construct paranormal, other than or apart from normal.

Nasvāto = asvayaṃkṛtaṃ. Not from self.
Nāpiparato = aparaṃkṛtaṃ. Not from other.
Nadvābhyāṃ = nasvāto nāpiparato, not from either.

See SN 12.17 Acelakassapasutta: sayaṅkataṃ dukkhaṃ?, [...] paraṅkataṃ dukkhaṃ?, [...] sayaṅkatañca paraṅkatañca dukkhaṃ?

Notice SF 169 Sarvāstivādin Acelasūtra: asvayaṃkāraparakārahetusamutpānnaṃ, ahetusamutpānnaṃ: arisen without causality, compare with MMK1: nāpyahetutaḥ
Does asvayaṃkāraparakārahetusamutpānnaṃ indeed correspond with nāpyahetutaḥ? does the a- preffix negative each subsequent infix (-svayaṃkāra-, -parakāta-, -hetu) or does it only negative the first infix? Is this romanization missing a substantial deal of macrons?
What is the Uncreated?
Sublime & free, what is that obscured Eternity?
It is the Undying, the Bright, the Isle.
It is an Ocean, a Secret: Reality.
Both life and oblivion, it is Nirvāṇa.
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