Pratyakshapeksha, Pratyakṣāpekṣā, Pratyaksha-apeksha: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Pratyakṣāpekṣā can be transliterated into English as Pratyaksapeksa or Pratyakshapeksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (philosophy)Pratyakṣāpekṣā (प्रत्यक्षापेक्षा) [=Pratyakṣatāpekṣā?] refers to “that which depends on direct perception” according to the Utpaladeva’s Vivṛti on Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā 1.5.8-9.—Accordingly, “For inference is a concept, and this [concept] arises thanks to the residual trace [left by] a previous experience; so to begin with, [it] depends on the fact that the object was directly perceived (pūrva-pratyakṣāpekṣā) [at some point] in the past, and inference is a conceptual cognition that arises as an unfailing [means of knowledge] with respect to this [previously perceived] object. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
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Partial matches: Apeksha, Pratyaksha.
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