Book Title: Notion of Growth
Author(s): Hermann Kuhn
Publisher: Crosswind Publishing Germany

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________________ 134 (8) pramana perceives - the existence (sat) Hermann Kuhn the qualities, features and functions (sankhya) the place of manifestation (kshetra) - the immediate sense-experience (sparshana) - the time and duration of manifestation (kala) - - the inner purpose and meaning (antara) - the presently active qualities (bhava) the quantities and proportions (alpa-bahutva) of all six elements and their manifestations. (9) There are five types of knowledge (jnana): - knowledge we perceive through the senses (mati), - knowledge we gain from external sources (scriptures, teachers, etc.) (sruti) Sutras - knowledge we receive through clairvoyance and telepathy (avadhi) - knowledge we receive by the direct perception of contents present in the mind of others (manah-paryaya) and - omniscience (kevala jnana). (10) These five types of knowledge are generated by the two types of pramana. Jain Education International (11) The first two types of knowledge are perceived indirectly. For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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