If consciousness possesses intrinsic self-luminosity (svaprakāśatā), as argued in Yogācāra and Advaita traditions, then its distinctive aspects partly derive from this internal structure.
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distinctive aspects(referring to the particular qualities of consciousness)
The special or unique characteristics that make something different from other things.
internal structure(describing how consciousness is fundamentally built)
The way something is organized or arranged on the inside—its inner makeup or framework.
intrinsic self-luminosity(as the central claim being analyzed)
The built-in ability of consciousness to reveal its own existence without needing anything outside itself to prove it's real.
self-luminosity (svaprakāśatā)(the key property being debated about consciousness)
The idea that consciousness is self-aware and self-revealing—like a light that illuminates itself without needing an external source to show it exists.