The Refutation of the Proponents of Perception 165 2.1.1.1.1.The mind is not established in dreams (413:2) Where is the example for a mind without an external [object]? When they reply, “Just like dreams,” that is to be considered For us, mind also does not exist in dreams; Thus, your example does not exist (48) Cognition without an object is not possible We ask, “Consciousness is thoroughly distinguished by knowing a objects; therefore, where is the example for a mind that exists even without an external object?” They reply, “Just like dreams When we fall asleep in a small room and dream of a herd of elephants gathering there, the objects not exist in just that way They not fit there, but the dreaming cognition that apprehends [them] there does exist.” In a dream, is there cognition without an object, or not? That is to be considered or investigated because for us, Proponents of the Middle Way,b not only in the waking state but also in dreams, mind, like the object, does not exist Thus, Proponents of Perception, your example of cognition that exists without an object does not exist.7 a rig pa, vidy› b dbu ma pa, m›dhyamika 166 The Moon of Wisdom ,$*A?-0-/A, ,$=-+J-?.-5K-kA-=3-S/-=?-;A., ,;R.-/-KA-