Tattvartha Sutra

Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, Manu Doshi
Publisher: Shrutratnakar Ahmedabad

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KNOWLEDGE
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types, be presented in many ways or one way, occur quickly or slowly, be certain or uncertain, be ambiguous or unambiguous and be stable or unstable.)
Knowledge gained with a higher purity of organs is multiple and complex; it is quick, certain, unambiguous and long lasting. That gained with a lower purity is singular and simple; it is slow, uncertain, ambiguous and ephemeral.
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(The sense organs know an object by its properties and modes.)
Every object can have many properties by which it can be known. All of them cannot be comprehended by one single organ. For instance, when eyes see an apple, they see its shape, size and color. The apple has, however, other properties like taste and flavor, which can be experienced by tongue and nose. Whether it is hard or soft can be made out by touching it and its nourishing property can be experienced by digesting system and so on. Total concept of an object can thus be grasped by knowing all its properties and modes.
व्यञ्जनस्यावग्रहः ॥१-१८॥ 7 garfset92114 118-8811 1.18: Vyanjanasyävagrahah 1.19: Na Chakshuranindriyäbhyam
(An object is perceived indistinctly at apprehension level; that does not arise by exercising eyes or mind.)