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## Gaya 312-314
## Jnanmargaga 317
"Knowledge is different from the knowledge of the self." This type of conviction, "I am that, I am that," is called Dhruva. Its opposite is Prabhrava.
## Avgraha, Iha, Avaya, Dharana
These four are synonyms for Prabhinibodhika.
1. **Avgraha:** Avadana, Sana, Avalambana, and Medha are synonyms for Avgraha. Avgraha is that by which objects like pots are "avagrihyate" (known). "Avdiyate Khandyate" (separated from other objects and the intended meaning is known) is another name for Avgraha, called Pravachana. "Syati, Chhinatti, Hanti, Vinashyati" (pierces, destroys) is the third name for Avgraha, called Sana. That which takes the support of the senses, etc., for its origin is the fourth name for Avgraha, called Avalambana. That by which the meaning is "Medhyapti" (known) is the fifth name for Avgraha, called Medha.
2. **Iha:** Uha, Apoha, Margana, Gaveshana, and Meemamsa are synonyms for Iha. Iha is that by which one "Ihte" (strives) to destroy the doubt that arises in the mind. That by which one "Uhyate" (reasons) about the specific meaning not known from the grasped meaning is called Uha. That by which one "Apohyate" (negates) the alternatives that are the cause of doubt is called Apoha. That by which one investigates the specific meaning of the grasped meaning is called Gaveshana. That by which one specifically examines (considers) the grasped meaning is called Meemamsa.
3. **Avaya:** Vyavsaya, Buddhi, Vignpti, Pramunda, and Pratyamunda are synonyms for Avaya. Avaya is that by which the examined meaning is "Aveyate" (determined). That by which the investigated meaning is "Vyavasiyate" (determined) is called Vyavsaya. That by which the inferred meaning is "Buddhyate" (known) is called Buddhi. That by which the logically reasoned specific meaning is known is called Vignpti. That by which the inferred meaning is "Pramudhyate" (contracted) is called Pramunda. That by which the examined meaning is "Pramundhyate" (contracted) separately is called Pratyamunda.
4. **Dharani:** Dharana, Sthapana, Kostha, and Pratiṣṭhā are synonyms. Dharani is the name for the mind similar to the earth. Just as the earth (Dharani) holds mountains, rivers, oceans, trees, rocks, etc., similarly, the mind that holds the meaning is called Dharani. That by which the meaning is held is called Dharana. That by which the meaning is established in a determined way is called Sthapana. Kostha is the name for the mind similar to a container. Kostha refers to a container. The mind that holds the determined meaning similar to that is called Kostha.