Abhava as a pramana?

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On 12 Dec 1999, Jan Mares wrote:

> > > 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.

> > Can anyone explain what kind of evidence is the impossibility of none

> > existance. Can you give any example? Ys Vrajendra Kumaara das

> From the "Six Systems of Vedic Philosophy" files, under Vaisesika:

(stuff about abhAvas deleted)

What still isn't clear to me is what abhAVa has to do with pramANa; I think

that was his question. Some examples would definitely help.

MDd