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5 -'Fast' (ksipra) - the perception of a fast sequence of
events. 6 -'Slow' (aksipra) - the perception of a slow sequence of
events. 7 -'Partially' (anihsrita) - we perceive only one part of an
object or event, the rest remains hidden; e.g. the fate of a person who briefly enters our life and then leaves it
again. 8 -'Completely' (nihsrita) - we perceive an object in its en
tirety; e.g. a glass sitting on the table. 9 -'Perceived indirectly' (anukta) - we recognize a (new)
object or event that has never been described to us before and is not marked in such a way that we could identify it directly. The qualities of the object can be perceived only indirectly by inference.
EXAMPLE: A man stands at a bus-stop. Though he does not signal, the bus-driver assumes that he intends
to board the bus. 10 -'Perceived directly' (ukta) - We perceive a (new) object
or event. Since the object has been described to us before or is clearly marked, we identify it immediately.
EXAMPLE: We see a building that has been de
scribed in a guidebook we have read before. 11 -'Steady' or 'permanent' (dhruva) - the steady and complete recognition of an object as it really is.
EXAMPLE: All perception arising in a consciousness that is not subjected to error any more is complete and steady from the very beginning. It does not change at any later time.
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