Pramana-Vyavastha and Pramana Sampalva

Pramana-Vyavastha and Pramana Sampalva

• There are various ways in which we can acquire valid knowledge and we refer to these methods as pramanas. There are six pramanas in all. They are as follows: perception (pratyaksa), assumption (arthapatti), comparison (upamana), inference (anumana), testimony (sabda), and non-cognition (anupalabdhi).
• The term “pramana-vyavastha” refers to the mutual exclusion of one pramana՚s jurisdiction over the other. For instance, pramana vyavastha, which holds that each pram…

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Savikalpa (Determinate) And Nirvikalpa (Indeterminate) Pratyaksa

Savikalpa (determinate) and Nirvikalpa (indeterminate) pratyaksa are themselves Sanskrit terminologies. As for the definition with exam՚s perspective, it՚s asked only in English which is sufficient, but for the student՚s knowledge, he/she can refer to Radhakrishnan՚s voluminous work on Indian Philosophy.

Nirvikalpa Pratyaksa

As per Annambhatta and Kesava Misra, nirvikalpaka refers to one of the two kinds of pratyakṣa (perception). It is known as nirvikalpaka (indeterminate) cognition, which is unquali…

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