What type of cognition is beyond the ambit of perception?

2020

What type of cognition is beyond the ambit of perception?

  1. A.

    Anumiti

  2. B.

    Upamiti

  3. C.

    Nirvikalpaka pratyaksha

  4. D.

    Savikalpaka pratyaksha

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Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Nirvikalpaka pratyaksha. In Nyaya/Indian epistemology, pratyaksha is perception and it is commonly discussed as nirvikalpaka (indeterminate/non-conceptual) and savikalpaka (determinate/conceptual). Nirvikalpaka pratyaksha is the immediate, non-conceptual cognition before the object is judged with a name, class, or property. In the NET context, this is treated as the cognition beyond the ordinary ambit of determinate perception. Therefore option 3 is correct.

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