Pratyaksha

(“concerning the eye”) In Indian philosophy, pratyaksha is the general term for
sense perception. All philosophical
schools accept perception as one of the
pramanas, the means by which human
beings can gain true and accurate
knowledge, and it is the only pramana
accepted by the materialist school.
Although the word’s literal meaning
implies only information from the eyes,
this pramana includes sense data from
the other four human senses, as well as
“perceptions” obtained through magical
cognition, yogic insight, or any other
supernormal abilities or phenomena.