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NYAYA AND JAINA EPISTEMOLOGY
just a bare awareness of an object.
2. Attention
It consists in inquisitiveness in which an attempt is made to enquire into the details of the object apprehended. Sensation has a meaning and reference to an object beyond itself. So at this stage the details of an objective datum are attended to.
3. Determination
It is a stage of determinate perception corresponding to Nyaya concept of it. At this stage specific characteristics of an object are cognized. Therefore, is clear and decisive knowledge of an object.
1. Retention
It is the final stage in peceptual experience. It is the firm retention of the details determined, i. e. keeping them before the mind. It is a condition of a recall. Perception is complete when this stage is reached.
This is the order of development of perception according to Jainism. Jaina account of the process of perception is psychological, though it involves logical and epistemological analysis. According to psychology, perception is not a simple process. It involves organization and interpretation of perceived datum. The Jaina analysis of perception has a great psychological significance. As it is pointed out, "The psychic factor of selective attention is needed before we get the sense experience. This is possible when all psychic impediments are partially or wholly
