What type of cognition is beyond the ambit of perception?

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What type of cognition is beyond the ambit of perception?

Answer: C. Nirvikalpaka pratyakshaThe correct answer is Nirvikalpaka pratyaksha. In Nyaya/Indian epistemology, pratyaksha is perception and it is commonly discussed as nirvikalpaka…

  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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