Prama is defined as the karana or extraordinary cause of a prama or right knowledge.
Prama is defined as the karana or extraordinary cause of a prama or right knowledge.
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== PRANAMANAS(EVIDENCE) ==
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== Different views of Pramana ==
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It is generally admitted by all the schools of philosophy that pramaa is the true knowledge and pramaana is the source of such knowledge. However, difference of opinions exist as to the the nature of the truth which each of them claims for its pramaana.
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=== Vaiseshika Dristikona ===
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Kaanda who occupies the first place in traceable history of epistemological tradition states that the general definition of pramana should be based on the principle that the cause of cognition should be free from defects (adustam vidya VS, 9.2.12)
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=== Nyaya Dristikona ===
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According to them, pramana is the unique operative cause (kaarana) of pramaa or right knowledge. There is, however, a difference of opinion regarding the nature of
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There are ten kinds of Pramanas but three are most prominent.
There are ten kinds of Pramanas but three are most prominent.