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    It is not the case that Hōnen's own selective use of the Senchakushū to argue from authoritative textual sources implicitly relies on human rational capacity to assess doctrinal evidence.

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    • 1.Hōnen's selection may follow pre-established Pure Land tradition rather than independent rational assessment of doctrinal evidence.
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    • 2.Authority itself (scriptural status) rather than rational evaluation determines which texts Hōnen treats as persuasive sources.
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    • 3.Selecting texts to support a predetermined conclusion (nembutsu devotion) doesn't require rational capacity, only rhetorical strategy.
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    • 1.Hōnen's selective citation requires evaluating which texts are most authoritative, a rational discriminatory act among sources.
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    • 2.The Senchakushū's argumentative structure (comparing doctrines, weighing evidence) presupposes readers can assess logical validity.
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    • 3.If selection were purely arbitrary or faith-based, Hōnen would have no reason to cite textual sources at all rather than appeal to revelation.
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