A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Vitanda
This page describes Vitanda which is located on page 585 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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Philosophy of Charaka-samhita [by Asokan. G]
Refutation and establishment of the antithesis by antagonistic members of syllogism is named pratishtapana. (* 1) tatra vado nama sa yat parena saha shastrapurvakam vigrihya kathayati. sa ca dvividhah sngrahena—jalpah vitanda ca. Ibid., 28. (* 2) Ibid. (* 3) tisrah katha bhavanti vado jalpo vitanda ceti. Vatsyayana on Nyayasutra.....
Read full contents: Dialectical terms (1): Debate (vada)
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) [by Diptimani Goswami]
Vitanda (Cavil): Valueless tarka is known as vitanda. It is also called to be a kind of debate in which the opponent does not try to establish his own opinion but only tries to refute the exponent s view. In this vitanda each party–exponent or opponent–tries to win through refuting the other s opinion. It is found in the Nyayasutra, that is called vitanda in which one does not try to determine his own opinion but attacks the opposite....
Read full contents: Categories in the Nyaya system
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
In the field of argument and logic, vada, jalpa and vitanda are quite well known. When, for the sake of establishing one s own opinion, one continuously finds fault with the opponent s statements, it is called jalpa. Keeping the truth aside and avoiding proper deliberation and logic while finding fault in an opponent s statement is called vitanda....
Read full contents: Verse 10.32
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