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    Challenges→Reality as it is, which is the intentional object of a pure consciousness, is the definition of the perfect nature (pariniṣpanna)

    If pure consciousness has no intentionality, it cannot have an intentional object, undermining the definition of pariniṣpanna via intentional content.

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    • 1.Intentionality requires a subject-object duality; pure consciousness transcends this duality by definition.
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    • 2.If pariniṣpanna is defined solely through intentional content, it becomes dependent on mental acts, contradicting its status as ultimate reality.
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    • 3.Non-intentional awareness aligns with Yogacara descriptions of pariniṣpanna as the cessation of subject-object construction.
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    • 1.Intentionality need not imply external objects; self-aware consciousness exhibits intentionality toward its own nature.
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    • 2.Pariniṣpanna can be defined via its own intrinsic structure rather than relational intentional content alone.
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    • 3.The claim conflates 'no intentionality' with 'no intentional object,' but these are logically distinct properties.
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