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Hermann Kuhn
Sutras
(29) Omniscience (kevala jnana) perceives all elements and
all their manifestations simultaneously.
(30) One up to four channels of knowledge can be active si
multaneously.
(31) - Sense-perception (mati)
- knowledge from external sources (sruti) and - clairvoyance (avadhi) can also produce error.
(32) Someone trapped in error does not discriminate be
tween the real and the unreal. Like a lunatic he assigns meaning to objects and events that is subjected to his constantly changing moods.
(33) Knowledge from partial sights (naya) is gained in
seven steps:
1-outlining an indistinct experience (naigama) 2 - recognizing the interconnected whole behind the
experience (sangraha) 3 - identifying its functional elements (vyavahara); 4 - asserting what really manifests in the present (rju
sutra) 5 - deepening the insight by verbally describing it
(sabda) 6 -condensing this conscious insight into one clear
image (samabhirudha) 7 - integrating this one clear image into our con
sciousness (evambhuta).
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