pramana (In Indian philosophy

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• Indian philosophy — Any of the numerous philosophical systems developed on the Indian subcontinent, including both orthodox (astika) systems, namely, the Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Yoga, Mimamsa, and Vedanta schools of philosophy, and unorthodox (nastika) systems …   Universalium

• pramāṇa — ▪ Indian philosophy       (Sanskrit: “measure”), in Indian philosophy, the means by which one obtains accurate and valid knowledge (pramā, pramiti) about the world. The accepted number of pramāṇa varies, according to the philosophical system or… …   Universalium

• pramana — (Skt., measure) A standard of reasoning, or criterion of truth. The sources or bases of knowledge may be distinguished as perception, inference, testimony, analogy, implication in a wider sense than inference, and the interesting category of… …   Philosophy dictionary

• pramana —    A pramana is a criterion for valid argument in Indian philosophy. From its earliest days Indian philosophy sought to delimit the grounds upon which valid argument could be made. Different philosophical schools varied widely as to which grounds …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Indian logic — The development of Indian logic can be said to date back to the anviksiki of Medhatithi Gautama (c. 6th century BCE); the Sanskrit grammar rules of Pāṇini (c. 5th century BCE); the Vaisheshika school s analysis of atomism (c. 2nd century BCE);… …   Wikipedia

• Pramana — (IAST IAST|Pramāņa ) ( sources of knowledge , Sanskrit) is an epistemological term in Hindu [ [http://www.dvaita.org/shaastra/prameya.html#section 2 The Nine Tenets of Vedanta] ] [ [http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Pramana Pramana] at Hindupedia, the …   Wikipedia

• Pramāṇa-samuccaya — The Pramāṇa samuccaya ( A Compendium of Validities ) is a work by Dignāga, the early medieval Indian Buddhist logician and epistemologist, which may be seen as the definitive statement of his epistemological work. The work comprises an outline in …   Wikipedia

• Jain philosophy — (Sanskrit: Jain darsana ; sa. जैन दर्शन) deals extensively with the problems of metaphysics, reality, cosmology, ontology, epistemology and divinity. Jainism is essentially a transtheistic religion of ancient India. [Zimmer (1969), p.182] It is a …   Wikipedia

• Buddhist philosophy — Part of a series on Buddhism Outline · Portal History Timeline · Councils …   Wikipedia

• upamana — ▪ Hindu philosophy Sanskrit“comparison”       the fourth of the five means of knowledge (pramana (pramāṇa)) in Indian philosophy by which man can have valid cognitions of the world. Upamana describes knowledge imparted by means of analogy. Thus,… …   Universalium

• pratyakṣa — ▪ Indian philosophy       (Sanskrit: “that which is, or makes, evident”), in Indian philosophy, the first of the five means of knowledge, or pramāṇas, that enable a person to have correct cognitions of the world. Pratyakṣa is of two kinds, direct …   Universalium