A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Asamavayi-karana
This page describes Asamavayi-karana which is located on page 170 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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Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) [by Diptimani Goswami]
Different types of Causes (karana). The Nyaya-Vaisheshikas divide cause into three types. Annambhatta also says that cause is divided into three kinds. These are: samavayi-karana (inherent cause), asamavayi-karana (non-inherent cause) and nimitta-karana (instrumental or efficient cause). Samavayikaranatva (inherent causality), asamavayikaranatva (non-inherent causality) and nimittakaranatva (efficient causality)....
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The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system [by Babu C. D]
Cause is of three kinds; viz. samavayi karana-the cause in which an effect inheres as threads are cause of cloth;asamavayi karana-that which inheres in the material cause and whose efficiency is well known as the conjunction of the threads is non-material cause of cloth;and nimitta karana (instrumental cause) as the loom a cause of the cloth. According to Kesava Mishra, anumana (inference) is a consideration from sign....
Read full contents: Chapter 4.2.3 - The Prakaranas (c): Tarkabhasa by Kesava Mishra
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Asamavayi-karana is that which produces its characteristics in the effect through the medium of the samavayi or material cause, e.g. the clay is not the cause of the colour of the jug but the colour of the clay is the cause of the colour of the jug. The colour of the clay which exists in the clay in inseparable relation is the cause of the colour of the jug. This colour of the clay is thus called the asamavayi cause of the jug....
Read full contents: Part 10 - The Theory of Causation
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