Sadhyasama, Sādhyasama, Sadhya-sama: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
Source: Google Books: A History of Indian Logic (Buddhist Philosophy)Sādhyasama (साध्यसम) refers to “balancing the predicate” 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 predicate (sādhyasama), e.g., “the sky is eternal, because it is intangible”.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySādhyasama (साध्यसम).—an assertion identical with the point to be proved.
Derivable forms: sādhyasamaḥ (साध्यसमः).
Sādhyasama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sādhya and sama (सम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySādhyasama (साध्यसम):—[=sādhya-sama] [from sādhya > sādh] m. an assertion identical with the point to be proved, petitio principii, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha; Nyāya]
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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: Sadhya, Cama, Sama.
Starts with: Sadhyasamatva.
Full-text: Sadhyasamatva, Hetvabhasa.
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Anumana in Indian Philosophy (by Sangita Chakravarty)
(F). Fallacy (Hetvābhāsa) < [Chapter 2 - Treatment of Anumāna in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Dialectical terms (23): Fallacies of reason (ahetu) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
Ten technical debate terms [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 20 - Acquirement of debating devices < [Chapter VIII - The Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Philosophy]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 4 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 4 - Concomitance (vyāpti) < [Chapter XXVIII - Madhva Logic]
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]