Prakaranasama, Prakarana-sama, Prakaraṇasama: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Prakaranasama 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 Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Prakaraṇasama (प्रकरणसम):—[prakaraṇasamaḥ] Reason appearing identical to the subject but is improper
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
Prakaraṇasama (प्रकरणसम) refers to “balancing the point in dispute” or “begging the question ” and represents one of the various types of Hetvābhāsa (“fallacy”) (within a debate), according to Upāyakauśalyahṛdaya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva Nāgārjuna.—Hetvābhāsa (‘the fallacies’) signify reasons which are derived form an imperfect perception, inference, or comparison, or which deviate from the scripture. [...] Balancing the point in dispute or begging the question (prakaraṇasama), e.g., “the soul is eternal, because it is distinct from the body [It is a matter of dispute if a thing which is distinct from the body is eternal or not].”
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Prakaraṇasama (प्रकरणसम).—a kind of sophism; an assertion by two opponents of some argument which has the same force.
Derivable forms: prakaraṇasamaḥ (प्रकरणसमः).
Prakaraṇasama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prakaraṇa and sama (सम).
Prakaraṇasama (प्रकरणसम):—[=pra-karaṇa-sama] [from pra-karaṇa > pra-kara > pra-kṛ] m. a kind of sophism, an assertion by two opponents of some argument which has the same force of argument pro and con, [Nyāyasūtra; Caraka]
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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: Sama, Prakarana.
Full-text: Apadishta, Hetvabhasa.
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Search found 16 books and stories containing Prakaranasama, Prakarana-sama, Prakaraṇa-sama, Prakaraṇasama; (plurals include: Prakaranasamas, samas, Prakaraṇasamas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Dialectical terms (23): Fallacies of reason (ahetu) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
The Nyaya theory of Knowledge (by Satischandra Chatterjee)
Part 4 - The fallacy of Prakarana-sama or the Counteracted Middle < [Chapter 14 - The Fallacies of Inference (anumana)]
Part 5 - The fallacy of Asiddha or the Unproved Middle < [Chapter 14 - The Fallacies of Inference (anumana)]
Part 7 - The fallacies of Chala, Jati and Nigrahasthana < [Chapter 14 - The Fallacies of Inference (anumana)]
Contribution of Vachaspati-Mishra to Nyaya Philosophy (by Champak Kalita)
Part 19 - The concept of Hetvābhāsa or Fallacy < [Chapter 3 - The Theory of Knowlegde]
Anumana in Indian Philosophy (by Sangita Chakravarty)
(F). Fallacy (Hetvābhāsa) < [Chapter 2 - Treatment of Anumāna in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 13 - Logical Speculations and Terms relating to Academic Dispute < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Fundamentals of Nyaya Darshan and their influence upon Charaka Samhita < [Vol. 8 No. 10 (2023)]