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ન્યાયકુસુમાંજલિ
[ 2014 soul only through the medium of eenso-organs. This Jnana is included in Mati-jnana and Sruta-jnanathe kinds of knowledge that we have in our daily life. It is subdivided into two; that which arises through the five senses ( Indriyanibandhana ) and that which does not arise through the senses but arises through the mind ( Anindriyanibandhana ). Each of these is again of four kinds-Avagraha, Tha, Avaya and Dharana.
Avagraha consists in the general knowledge of in object-apprehension of its being something-when it is brought in contact with a sense-organ. At this stage, one does not know the distinguishing characteristics of an object but only knows its general properties, e. g. to know an object as a man. Thus in this stage one is barely conscious of the existence of an object. Hence this may be called a cogitative or presentative stage.
In the stage of Iha, one being unsatisfied with the vague notion acquired in the stage of Avagraha makes enquiries leading to the ascertainment of truth about the object of Avagraha, e. g. to know that the man under consideration ought to be a Gujarati. It may be called a comparative stage. It must be here borne in mind that thix is quite distinct from doubt ( Sams'aya ).
In the stage of Avaya, the particulars desired to be ascertained in the preceding stage are exactly determined e. g. to know that the man under question is a Gujarati. Thus this stage may be called a recognitive stage.
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