Vivekagrahana, Vivekāgrahaṇa, Viveka-agrahana: 1 definition
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Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Source: academia.edu: A Critical Edition of the Khyāti Section of the NyāyamañjarīVivekāgrahaṇa (विवेकाग्रहण) refers to the “non-grasping of the distinction (between an original fresh experience and a recollection)”, as discussed in the Khyāti Section of the 9th century Nyāyamañjarī (composed in Kashmir by Bhaṭṭa Jayanta) which represents an ontological, epistemological and linguistic study of classical Indian philosophy.—[...] Jayanta then explains the theory of akhyāti (§1.3) with its famous notions such as smṛtipramoṣa (§1.3.4, loss of recollection-identity) and vivekāgrahaṇa (non-grasping of the distinction between an original fresh experience and a recollection).
Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
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Partial matches: Agrahana, Viveka.
Full-text: Agrahana, Pramosha, Smritipramosha.
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