Re: AN Ones, 11 [Stephen]

Hi, Stpehen,

> The key word here is "artha" -- yet again translated by that
> over-worked little word "object". When "artha" is used in this
> kind of context, it basically denotes "the referent of a
> linguistic or cognitive act"

Dan Lusthaus explicates the use of artha here as "that toward which
an intentionality intends, i.e., an object of intentionality."
That's from http://www.acmuller.net/yogacara/articles/intro-uni.htm
(BTW, going back to the fonts subject -- that page does not display
correctly for me, as the author has specified the font as Times New
Roman, and my version of Times New Roman does not have all the
characters he needs.)

> It can thus be deduced that they do not deny an underlying
> "object" but claim that we only know it through the nimitta
> (perceptual image) we create according to our situation in
> samsara.

Psychologists might use the word "appercept" for this.

Well, I find this discussion stimulating, but I fear that this
digression into "mind-only" may not appeal to the "Pali-only"
members of the list, so I'll leave it at that.

Derek.