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universally accepted are
perception (Sanskrit: pratyakṣa),
inference (
anumāna), and "word",
meaning the
testimony of past or
present reliable experts...
- Dignāga's
epistemology accepted only "perception" (pratyaksa) and "inference" (
anumāṇa) as
valid instruments of
knowledge and
introduced the
widely influential...
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Pramanas as
reliable means of
gaining knowledge – Pratyakṣa (perception),
Anumāṇa (inference), Upamāna (comparison and analogy) and Śabda (word, testimony...
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epistemically reliable means to
gaining knowledge: pratyakṣa or perception;
anumāna or inference; upamāṇa,
comparison and analogy; arthāpatti, the use of postulation...
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within different Indian philsophical schools: Pratyakṣa (perception),
Anumāna (inference), Śabda or āgama "(word,
testimony of past or
present reliable...
- on "its
likeness to
another thing which is familiar". It
differs from
Anumana (inference) in
lacking a
direct or
immediate causal relation. It differs...
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means of
gaining reliable knowledge.
These include Pratyakṣa (perception),
Anumāṇa (inference) and
Sabda (Āptavacana, word/testimony of
reliable sources)...
- of
gaining knowledge, as does yoga.
These are pratyakṣa ('perception'),
anumāṇa ('inference') and śabda (āptavacana, meaning, 'word/testimony of reliable...
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cannot be
settled or
resolved by
pratyaksa (perception) or by
anumana (inference).
Anumana occupies the next position. When an
issue cannot be
settled through...
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Shaucha Mitahara Dāna
Sources of
dharma Epistemology Pratyakṣa (perception)
Anumāṇa (inference) Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy) Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption)...
