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=== Anumana Pramana ===
 
=== Anumana Pramana ===
"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.
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"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.
    
Shabda pramana;- (Agama pramana, sastra pramana) - sabdha vijnanata samyag sannikrsharta anubhavah agamaha.  that evidence which by the power of words is realized is called shabhda pramana.  "agama," means that which comes together, or or which has come.   it means that evidence which is realized by the process of scriptures, saintly people, truthworthy persons.  Agama pramanas are divided in two parts- one is vedas, upanishada, puranas, dharma sastras, smritis.  These are "apaurusheya,” non human origin.   The words of saints and near and dear ones are "paurusheya pramanas.   Basically paurusheya pramanas ultimately do not contradict the scritpures.
 
Shabda pramana;- (Agama pramana, sastra pramana) - sabdha vijnanata samyag sannikrsharta anubhavah agamaha.  that evidence which by the power of words is realized is called shabhda pramana.  "agama," means that which comes together, or or which has come.   it means that evidence which is realized by the process of scriptures, saintly people, truthworthy persons.  Agama pramanas are divided in two parts- one is vedas, upanishada, puranas, dharma sastras, smritis.  These are "apaurusheya,” non human origin.   The words of saints and near and dear ones are "paurusheya pramanas.   Basically paurusheya pramanas ultimately do not contradict the scritpures.
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== References ==
 
== References ==
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# Samkhya Yoga Epistemology

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