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SUTRAS
THE KEY TO THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
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tions to other events or objects. The multitude of stored experiences creates a multi-layered and complex picture of the world as we perceive it.
EXAMPLE: This is the same swan I saw this morning.
SUTRA 16 बहुबहुविधक्षिप्रानिःसृतानुक्तध्रुवाणां सेतराणाम् ॥ १६ ॥ Bahu bahuvidha kshipra nihsrtanukta dhruvanam setaranam (16) Sense-perception recognizes twelve fundamental features of the perceived objects and events:
1 - many (bahu) 2 - few (one unit) (eka) 3 - many kinds (bahuvidha) 4 - few kinds (one kind) (ekavidha) 5 - fast (ksipra) 6- slow (aksipra) 7 - partial (anihsrita) 8 - complete (nihsrita) 9 - perceived indirectly (anukta) 10 - perceived directly (ukta) 11 - steady, permanent (dhruva) 12 - transient (adhiruva). (16)
The sutra mentions six features, but also includes their opposites. Our senses therefore perceive twelve fundamental features. 1 - 'Many' or 'more' (bahu) - many in number of the same kind, or
much of the same kind in quantity.
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