kiñcānyopadeśapūrvakatvamātre sādhye siddhasādhyam anāder vyāvahārasya sarveṣām evānyopadeśapūrvakatvasyeṣṭatvāt
Moreover, if what is to be proved is merely [the fact of] being preceded by others' teaching, [the argument] proves what is [already] proven, since all accept that beginningless worldly practice depends on others' teaching.