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THE NOTION OF GROWTH
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Sense-perception recognizes twelve fundamental qualities in 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 (adhruva). (16)
The sutra mentions six qualities but also includes their opposites. Therefore there are twelve fundamental qualities. 1 -'Many' or 'more' (bahu) - many in number of the same
kind, or much of the same kind in quantity. 2 -'Few' or 'one piece' or 'one unit' (eka) - (the opposite of
'many'). This also means 'countable'. 3 -'Many kinds' (bahuvidha) - a large number of different
kinds; e.g. the many types of goods offered in a super
market. 4 -'Few kinds' or 'one kind' (ekavidha) - e.g. a flock of
sheep. This also means 'countable'.
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