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(9) We access knowledge (jnana) through five different channels:
- our senses (mati) - external sources (scriptures, teachers etc.) (sruti) - extrasensory perception (clairvoyance, telepathy etc.)
(avadhi) - direct perception of the consciousness of others (manah
paryaya) and
- omniscience (kevala jnana). (10) All five channels of knowledge operate with Total Perception -
pramana.
(11) The first two channels give us indirect access to knowledge. (12) The remaining three channels provide direct access to knowl
edge.
(13) - Recollection (of something known before, but presently
not in contact with our senses) (smrtil) - recognition (of an object known before, when the object itself
or something similar or markedly dissimilar is presented to our senses) (sanjna) - induction (reasoning on the basis of observation) (chinta)
- deduction (reasoning by inference) (abhinibodha)
are also considered sensory knowledge (mati). (14) Sensory knowledge (miati) is triggered by our senses and the
mind.
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