Eight evidences & the six philosophies

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Nayana-ranjana (das) (BBT Bombay - IN)

17-Nov-99 14:50

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Eight evidences & the six philosophies

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1) The philosopher Carvaka accepts only the evidence of direct sense

perception (pratyaksa).

 

2) The Vaisesika philosophy accepts both sense perception and logic

(anumana).

 

3 & 4) Patanjali and pseudo-Kapila accept sense-perception, logic, words and

analogies (upamana).

 

5) The mimamsakas accept sense perception, logic, words, analogies and also

inference (arthapatti) and the impossibility of non existence (anupalabdhi).

6) The followers of the Puranas accept sense perception, logic, words,

analogies, inference and the impossibility of none existence and tradition

(aihitya) and equivalence (sambhava) as well.

 

We see all these as evidence for the truth. In this way there are eight

kinds of evidence to find the truth: sense perception, logic, words,

analogies, inference, the impossibility of non existence, tradition and

equivalence.

 

[so among all the six systems of philosophy, ours is the best because we

accept all the eight kinds of evidence to accept the Absolute Truth.]

 

>From Vedanta-syamantaka

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