A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Apadesa
This page describes Apadesa which is located on page 141 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Apadesa” according to 10 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali [by Ganganatha Jha]
Hence the statement as to the presence of these in wind constitutes the ‘apadesha (in the argument cited). —(IX. ii. 1) Commentary: The Nyayakandali of Shridhara....
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Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary [by Nandalal Sinha]
Commentary: The Upaskara of Shankara Mishra: (English rendering of Shankara Mishra s commentary called Upaskara from the 15th century) It may be asked, how sound (or word) could be a mark of illation, when its difference from the mark appears from its possessing the nature of an apadesha or a description. Anticipating this, he says: [Read sutra 9.2.4 above] ‘Apadesha means sound (or word), according to its derivation that by it objects are referred to, i.e., affirmed or described....
Read full contents: Sutra 9.2.4 (Sound or word cannot produce cognition of its sense or meaning)
Anumana in Indian Philosophy [by Sangita Chakravarty]
Recognizing pararthanumana he only mentions five syllogism, viz. , pratijna (proposition); apadesha (reason); nidarshana (example); anusandhana (application) and pratyamnaya (conclusion) . (a) According to the Vaisheshika system, pratijna is the statement of a proposition. It states that the subject of anumana is proposed to possess the inferable property . (b) Secondly, the apadesha means the statement of the mark or probans which is invariably concomitant or connected with the probandum ....
Read full contents: (C). Avayavas of Anumana (Indian syllogism)
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