Ahetusama, Ahetu-sama, Ahetusamā: 4 definitions
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Ahetusama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
Source: Google Books: A History of Indian Logic (Buddhist Philosophy)Ahetusamā (अहेतुसमा) or simply Ahetu refers to “balancing the non-reason” and represents one of the various kinds of Jāti (“analogue” or “far-fetched analogy”) (in debate), according to Upāyakauśalyahṛdaya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAhetusama (अहेतुसम).—A particular sophism tending to prove an argument to be untenable, Nyāyadarśana.
Derivable forms: ahetusamaḥ (अहेतुसमः).
Ahetusama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ahetu and sama (सम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAhetusama (अहेतुसम):—[=a-hetu-sama] [from a-hetu] m. a particular sophism tending to prove an argument to be untenable, [Nyāya; Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ahetu, Cama, Sama.
Starts with: Ahetusamaprakarana.
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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
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Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)