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What is the meaning of straight-thread viewpoint?
To cognize the modes of the present time only and to discard the modes of past and future of an entity.
What is meant by literal viewpoint?
The viewpoint which discriminates between numbers, gender etc of the entity e.g. saying 'he is a maidservant' is wrong.
What is meant by flaws of gender?
Not to discriminate between masculine and feminine gender is flaw of gender e.g. boy and girl.
What is the flaw of numbers?
Not to discriminate between singular and plural e.g. 'the boys goes'.
What are the conventional viewpoint / samabhir dha?
To cognize an entity from a word by accepting it's commonly understood meaning and forsaking its other meanings e.g. the word cow (Hindi gau) has several meanings but it accepts only cow as its representation.
What is meant by the specific / actuality viewpoint?
To cognize an entity as it is in its present instant mode e.g. to call someone a teacher only when he is teaching, and not at other times.
Why these viewpoints are given in this particular sequence only? They are sequenced in a manner so that each succeeding viewpoint takes a finer or more subtle view of the entity than by the previous viewpoint.
Can these seven viewpoints independently provide the right cognition of the entity?
No as by becoming independent of each other, they become flawed as each provides partial knowledge of the entity only. However when they are viewed in relative terms, they provide the right knowledge.
How many viewpoints are needed to have complete and right knowledge of an entity?
All the seven viewpoints are needed.
How are these seven viewpoints grouped as substance or modal viewpoints?
The figurative and the synthetic and analytic viewpoints are grouped as substance viewpoints and the remaining as modal viewpoints. Modal viewpoint is also called arthanaya.
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