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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER XVII.
case of the perception of sound, tante, etc. while seeing the girl dancing.(1250-1253)
As regards the instance of the Whirling Fire-brand', it is 'devoid of the Probandum' ;-this is shown in the following
TEXTS (1254-1256).
IN THE CASE OF THE WHIRLING FIRE-BRAND, THE ILLUSION OF SIMUL
TANEITY APPEARS IN THE FORM OF THE CIRCLE; THIS NOTION OF THE CIRCLE IS NOT DUE TO THE CONNECTING OF THE VARIOUS PER.. CEPTIONS OF THE FIRE-BRAND AS IT IS WHIRLED ROUND; BECAUSE THE CONTINUOUS) CIRCULAR FORM IS CLEARLY PERCEIVED. IN TAOT, THE SAID CONNEOTING OF THE VARIOUS PERCEPTIONS COULD BE DONE ONLY BY REMEMBRANCE, NOT BY DIRECT PERCEPTION; AS NO PERCEPTION CAN APPREHEND WHAT IS PAST AND GONE. THE OBJECT ALSO OF THE REMEMBRANCH COULD NOT BE VERY CLEAR, AS IT HAS ALREADY DISAPPEARED; FOR THIS SAME REASON, THE APPEARANCE OF THE CIROLE ALSO COULD NOT BE VERY CLEAR (IF IT WERE DUE TO THE REMEMBRANCE OF THE MANY COGNITIONS). -(1254-1256)
COMMENTARY.
When this mental illusion appears, it does not appear as combining the several visual perceptions (of the Fire-brand); it appears only as the Sense-born single perception of the Circular form, through the force of certain accessory circumstances; that this is so is clear from the fact that the perception is quite clear; and it would not be so clear if it were accompanied by the Conceptual Content. Because such combination of perceptions could be done only by Remembrance, not by Sense-born Perception; as the latter functions only when the object perceived is close by, and hence it could not apprehend what is past and gone. The object too of such a Remembrance could not be clear ;-why ?-because it will have already disappeared.Hence, as the perception of the Whirling Fire-brand, if it were an illusion, would be indistinct,-it cannot be an illusion; in fact, it is a sense-born regular Perception. Thus the Instance cited by the Opponent is devoid of the character sought to be proved.-(1254-1256)
Having thus established by means of Perception itsell—the fact of Sense-perception being free from Conceptual Content':-the Author proceeds to prove it by means of Inferences
