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    Supports→A person who lacks knowledge of the particulars grounding the use of a word cannot gain that knowledge through testimony alone, but requires direct sensory encounter with the referent.

    The person does not know the particulars that would ground use of the word

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    Gaṅgeśa: No. Since she does not know the particulars (that would ground use of the word), she would be answered by the forester also with reference to a need for a sensory encounter: “If you go into the forest, you will see.”

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