Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t2.37

v1.c7.s7.t2.37

“Perception” is knowledge obtained through senses, and Indian philosophies all recognise this “pramana”. According to the *Yogacarabhumi-sastra*, “perception has three kinds, the one is not invisible, the second is not having thought or being obliged to think, and the third is not deranged”, and the *Nyaya Sutra* also mentions “perception”, but with a description somewhat different from that of the *Yogacarabhumi-sastra*.