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178 Illuminator of Jaina Tenets
( Lustre X ६. आत्ममात्रापेक्षत्वेन केवलज्ञानं पारमार्थिकम् । 6. atmamātrāpekṣatvena kevalajñānam pāramārthikam.
(Apb.) The intuition of the omniscient, because it depends upon the self alone (being self-sufficient and not requiring the good offices of an extra condition),is transcendental. (VI) ७. विकलञ्चावधिमनःपर्यायावपि । 7. vikalañ cāvadhi-manaḥparyāyāv api.
(Aph.) Avadhi (clairvoyance) and manaḥparyaya (mind reading) are two (inferior) varieties (of transcendental intuition), being deficient (vikala). (VII)
(Note) These two kinds of intuition also participate in the characteristic of transcendental intuition being independent of external aid and conditioned by the self itself. But both of these are imperfect in that they cannot take stock of all the attributes belonging to an entity. The perfect transcendental intuition is one which is unfettered by an external and internal deficiency and as such is conversant with the entire gamut of reality along with all its specific attributes to the fullest extent. Empirical intuition is limited by an external organ and is capable of taking note of only those characteristics which are competent to the organ. ८. इन्द्रियमनोऽपेक्षमवग्रहादिरूपं सांव्यवहारिकम् । 8. indriyamano’pekşam avagrahādirúpaṁ sāṁvyavahārikam+.
(Aph.) The empirical intuition is dependent upon the sense-organs and the mind, and is manifested in different varieties such as determinate perception and the like. (VIII)
(Note) Empirical intuition means the perceptual cognition of practical life which is common to all sentient beings. The perceptual cognition as classified under determinate perception etc. is designated as immediate intuition, though it is dependent upon the services of an external condition such as the sense-organ. Being dependent upon an external condition, it cannot be properly assessed as immediate cognition. But compared with other varieties of empirical cognition such as inference and verbal knowledge, it has relative independence. And also because of its relative vividness. it approximates to transcendental intuition, and therefore is called immediate intuition. E. TEGOE TTTATI 9. aspaştaṁ parokşam.
(Aph.) (Cognition) which lacks in vividness is mediate. (IX) fo. afara i १ व्यवहारप्रत्यक्षम् । 1 vyavahärapratyakşam,
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