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Darśanopayogaदर्शनोपयोग
Indeterminate apprehension preceding determinate knowing.
Four kinds: cakṣu (ocular), acakṣu (non-ocular), avadhi and kevala darśana. It grasps the general before the particular.
Chapter 2
Upayogaउपयोग
Conscious attention — the defining mark of the soul.
Two-fold: jñānopayoga (determinate, eight kinds) and darśanopayoga (indeterminate, four kinds). Present in every soul at all times, including liberation.
Chapter 2