Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
The term 'yogaja' (intuitive) pertains to which of the following pramanas?
APerception ✓ Correct
BInference
CVerbal testimony
DComparison
Correct answer: (A) Perception — 'Yogaja' pertains to perception, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★'Yogaja' pertains to perception, so that is the answer.
★Nyaya divides perception into ordinary (laukika) and extraordinary (alaukika).
★Yogaja is an extraordinary, intuitive kind of perception attained by yogic power.
★It is a variety of pratyaksha, not of inference or testimony.
★So yogaja belongs under perception.
★So the answer is perception.
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