A History of Indian Philosophy v2.c19.s2.7
A History of Indian Philosophy v2.c19.s2.7
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v2.c19.s2.7
*Manas*, according to this theory, is nothing but that function of pure consciousness through which it posits out of itself an object of itself. Here the pure conscious part may be called the spiritual part and its objectivity aspect the material part¹. In its objectivity also the *cit* perceives nothing but itself, though it appears to perceive something other than itself (*svam evānyatayā dṛṣṭvā*), and this objectivity takes its first start with the rise of egohood (*ahaṃtā*).