Finding that the essence (māhiyya) of the Necessary Existent can be no other than existence (anniyya)

That whose essence (māhiyya) is other than existence is not the Necessary Existent. It has become evident that existence has an accidental meaning for that whose essence is other than existence (anniyyd). ¹ And it has also become evident that there is a cause for that which has an accidental idea (i.e. for that which has a contingent being). The cause of such a being is either the essence ( dhāt) of that entity in which it subsists (andar wai) or something else. ²