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the case of the fourth spiritual category of the Abhasavada, "Isavara". The experience at this level is "I am this" (Aham idam).

IMPEDIMENTS TO ÆSTHETIC EXPERIENCE. There are seven impediments1 to the æsthetic experience. The co-operation between the subjective conditions of the spectator with the peculiar nature of the æsthetic presentation, removes them all. They may be stated as follows :-

1. Inabiliity to get at the meaning (Pratipattavayo- gyatā Sambhāvanā virahah). It arises from the idea of impossibility of the presented To get over this two things are necessary : (a) Sahrdayatva on the subjective side and (b) on the objective side, the presentation of a well- known event in the case of the social drama and in that of the transcendental (lokottara) the name of a person, the idea of the historic reality of whom has taken deep root in the hearts of those who are seeing the presentation, because of the persistence of the tradition. Such a name has the capacity to arouse a flood of associated ideas, which prevent the rise of the idea of impossibility of the presented. (2, 3) Subjective and objective limitations of time and space. (Svagata paragatatva-niyamena desakālaviśeșāveśah). The means of eliminating the objective and the subjective limitations :- (i) The dramatic technique, (followed in the presenta- tion of the introductory scene, which introduces the actor

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