Anumana pramana: Difference between revisions
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Anumana is a tool of obtaining knowledge preceded by [[pratyaksha pramana]]. It provides knowledge of the past, present, and future. For example, the presence of fire can be inferred on appearance of smoke; the copulation in past is inferred by witnessing pregnancy, and predicting the future tree after examining the seed. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 11/21-22 | Anumana is a tool of obtaining knowledge preceded by [[pratyaksha pramana]]. It provides knowledge of the past, present, and future. For example, the presence of fire can be inferred on appearance of smoke; the copulation in past is inferred by witnessing pregnancy, and predicting the future tree after examining the seed. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 11/21-22] | ||
Anumana is the indirect inferential knowledge based on yukti i.e. reasoning, logic, and experiments. [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 4/4] | Anumana is the indirect inferential knowledge based on yukti i.e. reasoning, logic, and experiments. [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 4/4] | ||