The Sanskrit term Pakṣadharmatva can be transliterated into English as Paksadharmatva or Pakshadharmatva, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Pakṣadharmatva (पक्षधर्मत्व) refers to the “state of being a dharma of ‘pakṣa’”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 54, l. 19]—‘Pakṣadharmatva’ means the state of being a dharma of ‘pakṣa’. ‘Pakṣa’ is the place where the thing to be proved exists. ‘Pakṣadharmatva’ is according to the Bauddhas one of the characteristics of a true hetu, other two being sapakṣasattva and vipakṣavyāvṛtti. The Naiyāyikas admit all these three characteristics and add two more viz. abādhitatva, and asatpratipakṣatva. The Jainas, however, recognize avinābhāva alone as the characteristic of a true hetu. For details see “Notes” (pp 126-128) on Nyāyakusumāñjali.

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Partial matches: Paksha, Tva, Dharmatva.

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