A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Nigrahasthana
This page describes Nigrahasthana which is located on page 416 of the second 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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Philosophy of Charaka-samhita [by Asokan. G]
Dialectical terms (31): Points of defeat (nigrahasthana). Points of defeat are the grounds of defeat. Caraka says that it occurs when an argument of the disputant is not understood by the assembly constituted by learned members. Caraka has already discussed the various types of points of defeat in the course of his discussion. The Nyaya-sutra describes it as the inability to refute an opponent's thesis or to establish one's own thesis refuted by the opponent....
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Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) [by Diptimani Goswami]
Nigrahasthana (Ground of defeat): The meaning of nigrahasthana is a ground of defeat in debate. Such defeat has two grounds, one is misunderstanding and the other is want of understanding. If in a debate, one party misunderstands his own statement and other party s statement, that party must be defeated, that is known as nigrahasthana. Gautama defines it as that in which an occasion is arranged for defeat when one misunderstands or does not understand....
Read full contents: Categories in the Nyaya system
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system [by Babu C. D]
While, the first chapter deals with 14 categories of Nyaya viz., pramana, prameya, samshaya, prayojana, dristanta, siddhanta, avayava, tarka, nirnaya, vada, jalpa, vitanda, hetvabhasa and chala, the second chapter elaborates on the fifteenth category Jati and the third elaborates on the sixteen category i.e., nigrahasthana. Varadaraja incorporates in Tarkikaraksha six Vaisheshika categories in prameya. They are dravya, guna. karma, samanya, vishesha and samavaya....
Read full contents: Chapter 4.2.2 - The Prakaranas (b): Tarkikaraksha by Varadaraja
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