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The eighth chapter of the text discusses the ten types of *sanjna* (cognition).
**Question:** How many *sanjna* are there, Venerable One?
**Answer:** Gautam, there are ten *sanjna*. They are:
1. *Aharasanjna* (Cognition of food)
2. *Bhayasanjna* (Cognition of fear)
3. *Mehunasanjna* (Cognition of sexual desire)
4. *Pariggrahasanjna* (Cognition of attachment)
5. *Kohasanjna* (Cognition of anger)
6. *Manasanjna* (Cognition of pride)
7. *Mayasanjna* (Cognition of deceit)
8. *Lomasanjna* (Cognition of greed)
9. *Logasanjna* (Cognition of the world)
10. *Hoghasanjna* (Cognition of the flow of karma)
**Explanation:**
The ten types of *sanjna* are explained in this sutra (725).
*Sanjna* can be understood in two ways:
1. **Cognition:** The experience of perception.
2. **Object of cognition:** The thing that is perceived.
However, the scholarly definition of *sanjna* is:
The action (in the form of desire, attraction, or mental state) that arises from the activation of *vedaniya* and *mohaniya* karma, and the cessation of *jnanavaraniya* and *darshanavaraniya* karma, leading to the acquisition of various things like food.
This *sanjna* is divided into ten types based on its characteristics.
**Scholarly definitions of the ten types of *sanjna*:**
1. **Aharasanjna:** The action of desiring and acquiring food like grains, due to the activation of *kshudhavedaniya* karma.
2. **Bhayasanjna:** The action of experiencing fear, manifested as changes in the eyes, mouth, body, such as trembling, fear, etc., due to the activation of *bhayamohaniya* karma.
3. **Mehunasanjna:** The action of desiring a woman, due to the activation of *purushaved* (a type of *mohaniya* karma), or desiring a man, due to the activation of *strived*, or desiring both, due to the activation of *napunsakaved*.
4. **Pariggrahasanjna:** The action of desiring and acquiring material things, both animate and inanimate, due to the activation of *lobhamohaniya* karma.
5. **Kohasanjna:** The action of experiencing anger, manifested as changes in the face, body, such as red eyes, trembling lips, etc., due to the activation of *krodhamohaniya* karma.
6. **Manasanjna:** The action of experiencing pride, arrogance, and ego, due to the activation of *manamohaniya* karma.
7. **Mayasanjna:** The action of engaging in deceitful behavior, such as lying, due to the activation of *mayamohaniya* karma.
8. **Lomasanjna:** The action of desiring material things, both animate and inanimate, due to the activation of *lobhamohaniya* karma.