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SUTRA 33 नैगमसंग्रहव्यवहारर्जुसूत्रशब्दसमभिरूद्वैवंभूता नयाः ॥ ३३॥ Naigama sangraha vayvahara rjusutra sabda samabhirudhaivambhuta nayah (33) Knowledge from partial sights (naya) is gained in seven steps:
1 - outlining an indistinct experience (naigama) 2 - recognizing the interconnected whole behind the
experience (sangraha) 3 - identifying its functional elements (vyavahara) 4 - asserting what really manifests in the present
(rju sutra) 5 - deepening the insight by verbally describing it
(sabda) 6 - condensing this conscious insight into one clear
image (samabhirudha) 7 - integrating this one clear image into our con
sciousness (evambhuta). (33)
Partial sights (naya) produce knowledge by examining a limited part of reality from a particular perspective. Partial sights illuminate special conditions or special qualities of objects or events. Partial sights focus our attention on one particular aspect of reality like looking through a magnifying glass.
The deeper and the more precise we penetrate a partial aspect, the deeper and clearer will be our comprehension of the entire level of reality of which this aspect is a part. Pro
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