A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Pratyamnaya
This page describes Pratyamnaya 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 “Pratyamnaya” according to 5 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Padarthadharmasamgraha and Nyayakandali [by Ganganatha Jha]
For these reasons the argument must be regarded as ending with the ‘Pratyamnaya (or ‘Nigamana ). Question: ‘How so?...
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Anumana in Indian Philosophy [by Sangita Chakravarty]
(e) Lastly, the pratyamnaya is the restatement of the proposition in order to convince another person. The following is a typical Vaisheshika syllogism: The air is a substance (pratijna) Because it has qualities and action (apadesha) Whatever has action is a substance, e. g. , an arrow. Whatever is a non-substance is devoid of action, e. g. , beinghood, (nidarshana) The air has action (anusandhana) Therefore, the air is a substance (pratyamnaya)....
Read full contents: (C). Avayavas of Anumana (Indian syllogism)
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita [by Asokan. G]
Prashastapada calls it by the term pratyamnaya. He also holds that it is the reiteration of the proposition. According to the most perfected definition given by Gangeshopadhyaya, conclusion is a sentence that generates the verbal cognition referring to the presence of the major term (sadhya) in the minor term (paksha) of inference, which fact is arrived at by the cognition of the presence of reason in the minor term of inference....
Read full contents: Dialectical terms (8): Conclusion (nigamana)
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