Pramanasiddhi, Pramāṇasiddhi, Pramana-siddhi: 4 definitions
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Pramanasiddhi means something in 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
Kavya (poetry)
Source: Wisdom Library: KathāsaritsāgaraPramāṇasiddhi (प्रमाणसिद्धि) is one of the four heavenly beings from Nārikela, as mentioned in the Kathāsaritsāgara, chapter 54. Accordingly, as four heavenly figures said to Naravāhanadatta: “... and in it [Nārikela] there are four mountains with splendid expanses of land, named Maināka, Vṛṣabha, Cakra and Balāhaka; in those four we four live... another is by name Pramāṇasiddhi, who can measure the most minute as well as the largest things... We have now gathered these golden lotuses and are going to offer them to the god, the husband of Śrī, in Śvetadvīpa. For we are all of us devoted to him, and it is by his favour that we possess rule over those mountains of ours, and prosperity, accompanied with supernatural power”.
The Kathāsaritsāgara (‘ocean of streams of story’), mentioning Pramāṇasiddhi, is a famous Sanskrit epic story revolving around prince Naravāhanadatta and his quest to become the emperor of the vidyādharas (celestial beings). The work is said to have been an adaptation of Guṇāḍhya’s Bṛhatkathā consisting of 100,000 verses, which in turn is part of a larger work containing 700,000 verses.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPramāṇasiddhi (प्रमाणसिद्धि):—[=pramāṇa-siddhi] [from pramāṇa > pra-mā] m. Name of a man, [Kathāsaritsāgara]
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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.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Pramanasiddhi, Pramāṇasiddhi, Pramana-siddhi, Pramāṇa-siddhi; (plurals include: Pramanasiddhis, Pramāṇasiddhis, siddhis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
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A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
4. Ācārya Dharmakīrti and His Works < [Chapter 3 - The Buddhist Theory of Perception]
Yasastilaka and Indian culture (Study) (by Krishna Kanta Jandiqui)
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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
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