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A brief description of all the Pramanas are as follows

A brief description of all the Pramanas are as follows

Pratyaksha

Pratyaksha Pramana

pratyaksha( direct evidence)

[[Pratyaksha]] (Samskrit) pramana is made of two words Prati and Aksha. Meaning : In front of the eyes.

 

Pratykasha pramana- "samyaga aparokshanubhavah pratyaksham,"  integral expereince of life which is expereinced pesonally by onseself is pratyaksha pramana.  Pratyaksha is further divided into two parts.  one is, "yogi pratyaksha and "ayogi pratyaksha," Yogi pratyaksha is experienced by yogi by his inner meditation and sadhana for long time.  he sees them as deep realization.  But other than yogis other cannot perceived it, unless it is explained logically with experiecing what yogis experienced.  Ayogi pratyaksha is the perception caused by one's own blunt senses.

Anumana:- "avinabhavena samyag parokshanubhavo anumanah,"    by seeing some thing and conclusing with inference about something else is anumana pramana.   if one sees the elephant dung in the forest few times, to conclude that there must be wild elephants in that part of the forest is called anumana pramana.    Anu means after, mana means understanding.

Anumana:- "avinabhavena samyag parokshanubhavo anumanah,"    by seeing some thing and conclusing with inference about something else is anumana pramana.   if one sees the elephant dung in the forest few times, to conclude that there must be wild elephants in that part of the forest is called anumana pramana.    Anu means after, mana means understanding.