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that Object, and no question should be raised as to how, and like what, it apprehends it".
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXTS (2009-2010). THE FACT OF THE COGNITION BEING OF THE NATURE OF THE APPREHENSION OF THE OBJECT WOULD BE POSSIBLE, IF THE APPREHENSION OF THE COGNISED OBJECT WERE OF THE FORM OF COGNITION. OTHERWISE IT SHOULD BE CLEARLY STATED THAT COGNITION IS OF THE NATURE OF APPREHENSION; IT HAS NOT BEEN POINTED OUT THAT THE APPREHENSION of the
object IS IN THIS FORM':-(2009-2010)
COMMENTARY. All this would be true if it were proved that Cognition is of the nature of the apprehension of something other than itself; as a matter of fact, this has not yet been proved.-Because the Cognition does not apprehend the Object by its more existenco; if it did so, it would apprehend all things.Nor does it apprehend the Object, as its product; for, if it did, there would be apprehension of the Eye and other organs also.-Nor is Cognition held to be with form, by virtue of which, being similar to the Object, it could not be distinguished from it and thus regarded as 'cognisant' of it.Thus then, if the apprehension of the cognised object were of the nature of Cognition, then the Cognition could be said to be of the nature of the apprehension of the object. Otherwise, how can it be unequivocally stated that" Cognition is of the nature of the apprehension of the object" ?
In fact. Cognition being something different from the apprehension of the object, it must be of the nature of Cognition itself; and hence it becomes established that Idea or Cognition alone is what exists.
The following might be urged :-" There must be some peculiarity in the Cognition, whereby it apprehends the Object only; and what this peculiarity is cannot be exactly indicated ”.
The answer to this is given in the words. It has not been pointed out, etc. etc. ' Bhavati' has to be supplied. Though every specific entity cannot be indicated, yet by some feat of imagination it is always spoken of somehow. If it were not so, then no peculiarity could be asserted in regard to Colour and other things also. The mere vague assertion, that Cognition is the apprehension of the object does not state anything clearly and unequivocally and with certainty.
From this it follows that if the existence of objects were established in this vague indefinite form, the objects would indeed become really wellestablished 1-(2009-2010)
It might be asked :-" If there were no object to be apprehended, whose apprehension would be there
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