Upamana Pramana

Upamana or comparison is an independent instrument of knowledge which has been recognized by only three schools of Indian philosophy, namely, Nyaya, Mimamsa and Vedanta. We՚ll give a detailed account of the views Nyaya and Mimamsa traditions hold in terms of upamana.

Nyaya

The Naiyayikas define upamana as, “the instrument (karana) of upamiti, (the resultant knowledge based on analogy). ” The resultant knowledge according to Nyaya can be understood through the illustration of a cow. Consider the follow…

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Syadavada

Syadavada

Anekantavada, a doctrine of non-absolutism or that of non-dogmatism can be described as a central philosophy of Jainism. It is a theory of manifoldness of reality and truth. As a philosophical system, Jainism mediates between philosophy of permanence represented by Vedanta on the one hand and philosophy of change represented by Buddhism on the other. According to Jainism, both the views, viz. one advocating permanence and the other advocating change, do not represent the reality authentical…

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