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According to the Tavarthasūtra, proper perception and appropriate presence of the object are necessary. Therefore, in the context of perception, the understanding of meaning is considered the foremost. In the Mändakamik knowledge framework, the emphasis is placed on the perception of attributes, whereas this is not the case in the Pätukramik knowledge framework. This raises the question of which senses contribute to the perception of attributes and which do not. The answer to this appears in the present sutra. The eyes and mind do not contribute to the perception of attributes because both of them recognize the objects of experience solely through the presence (or absence) of an object without any conjunction. The eyes do not know that distant trees, mountains, etc., are being perceived, and the mind contemplates distant objects as well; thus, the eyes and mind are considered not to be direct perceivers. And the knowledge arising from this is termed Pahukramik. The ears, touch, taste, and smell are the four senses that serve as the basis for Mändakamik knowledge because each of these senses is only able to comprehend when it is in conjunction with an object of experience. Everyone has the experience that as long as sounds do not reach the ears, the taste does not touch the tongue, the flower's pollen does not enter the nose, and water does not come into contact with the body, sounds will not be heard, taste will not be experienced, the fragrance of a flower will not be perceived, and one will not know whether the water is cold or hot. How many distinctions arose in the pramiti knowledge? U0-336. How?