A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Pratyaksa
This page describes Pratyaksa which is located on page 562 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Pratyaksa” according to 61 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya [by E. Sowmya Narayanan]
In the same way sparsha is the cause for vayu pratyaksha. Due to the above said reason gurutva is also considered as a counter factor (pratibandhaka) for perception. It is objected that gurutva will come under perception, and then there arise a fallacy called prolixity, as there is the non-existence of pratibandhakabhava which is the cause of pratyaksa....
Read full contents: Chapter 7 - The Perceptibility of Time
Nirvikalpaka Pratyaksha (study) [by Sujit Roy]
According to Vacaspati Mishra, it refers to nirvikalpaka pratyaksa, for it is not specified by a genus, and is, therefore indefinite. The term ‘vyavasayatmakam means ‘that which is definite or certain , pointing to something specified by its genus and name. It refers to savikalpaka pratyaksha. Nirvikalpaka pratyaksha is not a cognition of an entity as qualified, where a qualificandum is cognized as qualified by a qualifier....
Read full contents: Chapter 6 - Conclusion
Charaka Samhita (English translation) [by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society]
They are— Authoritative instruction (aptopadesha—aptopadesha), Direct observation (pratyaksha—pratyaksha) and Inference (anumana—anumana). 4-(1). Now, expert instruction means the teaching imparted by the experts. Experts again are those who possess unequivocal knowledge, memory, the science of classification and whose observations are not affected by favor or malice....
Read full contents: Chapter 4 - The Three methods of investigation (trividha-vimana)
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