A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Samanyatodrsta
This page describes Samanyatodrsta which is located on page 163 of the third 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 “Samanyatodrsta” according to 14 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita [by Asokan. G]
Paramartha’’s Chinese version on Samkhya Karika calls them as purvavat, sheshavat and samanyato drishta and interprets thus: inference from the cause or a-priori, for example from rain clouds the rain; inference from the effect or a-posteriori, for example it must have rained because the river is flowing; inference by anology. In Gaudapada's Samkhyakarikabhashya, purvavat and samanyatodrishta are the same as above while sheshavat is interpreted in terms of inference from a part to its whole....
Read full contents: Inference (anumana) [in Charaka philosophy]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Curiously enough, the Mathara-vritti gives another example of samanyato-drishta which is very different from the examples of samanyato-drishta hitherto considered....
Read full contents: Part 14 - Did Logic Originate in the Discussions of Ayurveda Physicians
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) [by Deepak bagadia]
Inference can be svarthanumana (inference for oneself, it does not need any formal procedure), pararthanumana (pancavayava, it is the inference for others consisting of five steps as mentioned above), purvavat (inferring an unperceived effect from a perceived cause), sesavat (inferring an unperceived cause from a perceived effect) and samanyato drsta (inference is not based on causation but uniformity of co-existence)....
Read full contents: Part 8.1 - Introduction to Nyaya darsana
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