NTA-NET (UGC-NET) Philosophy (03) Video Course Lecture: Understanding Perception as Per Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta (28 mins) | Lecture 80 of 355

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  • Classical Indian: Epistemology and Metaphysics » Concept of Perception in Buddhism

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  • The definition of perception accepted by Buddhism is different from the definition accepted by other schools.
  • According to Buddhism, perception is bare awareness or simple sensation of the object without any determination or imagination.
  • In other words, it is free from assimilation, dissimilation, analysis and synthesis.
  • Thus, perception is a presentative process and not representative one.
  • As a result, it rejects determinate perception.
  • According to Dignag, perception is devoid of 5 predicable.
  • Understanding those 5 predicable.
  • Understanding the definition of perception according to Dignaga and Dharmakirti
  • According to Advaita Vedanta, perception is both; determinate and indeterminate in nature.

References: A critical Survey of Indian Philosophy by CD Sharma, An Introduction to Indian Philosophy by Chatterjee & Datta