“The Determination of Perception” (Pratyaks.apariccheda): text and commentary, part 1

The topic of the Pratyaks.apariccheda is Mı¯ma¯m. sa¯su¯tra (MS) 1.1.4 and S´abarasva¯min’s commentary thereon. An initial reading of the su¯tra suggests the following translation:

The arising of a cognitionwhen there is a connection of the sense faculties of a person with an existing object – that is perception; it is not a basis of knowledge of Dharma, because it is the apprehension of that which is present.