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| !Jnana | | !Jnana |
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− | |Nyaya | + | |Samkhya |
− | |Valid cognition | + | |Knowledge of an object, undoubted and real, previously unknown<ref name=":4">M. Chandraiah. (2002) Ph. D. Thesis Title : ''[http://hdl.handle.net/10603/71380 Anupalabdhi as a Pramana. A Critical Study.]'' Tirupati : Venkateswara University</ref> |
− | | | + | |'''Theory of Svaprakasatva.''' Cognition (Buddhi) being unconscious, is realised by Purusha, which alone is self conscious.<ref name=":4" /> |
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| + | |Nyaya |
| + | |Definite knowledge of an object which is true presentational in character (यथार्थानुभवः) |
| + | |Theory of Paraprakasatva. Jnana is cognized only through another piece of cognition called as anuvyavasaya (apperception)<ref name=":4" /> |
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| + | |Vaiseshika |
| + | |Certainity (lack of doubt) non-contradictoriness and definiteness and includes Smrti. |
| + | |Theory of Paraprakasatva. |
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| |Advaita Vedanta | | |Advaita Vedanta |
− | |Truth or valid cognition | + | |Truth or valid cognition is an uncontradicted knowledge |
− | |Means both Absolute (Svarupa Jnana or Knowledge of Brahman) and Relative Knowledge (Vrtti Jnana Avidya or Maya) illuminated by the principle consciousness | + | |'''Theory of Svaprakasatva.''' Means both Absolute (Svarupa Jnana or Knowledge of Brahman) and Relative Knowledge (Vrtti Jnana Avidya or Maya) illuminated by the principle consciousness itself. |
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| |Vishishtadvaita of Uttara Mimamsa | | |Vishishtadvaita of Uttara Mimamsa |
| |Apprehends an object as it really exists and prompts fruitful activity | | |Apprehends an object as it really exists and prompts fruitful activity |
− | |Reveals an object to its subject by virtue of its intrinsic capacity | + | |'''Theory of Svaprakasatva.''' Reveals an object to its subject by virtue of its intrinsic capacity |
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| + | |Prabhakara Mimamsa |
| + | |Similar to Nyaya but uses Anubhuti |
| + | |'''Theory of Svaprakasatva.''' Jnana is svaprakasa or self luminous, cognizes the three factors simultaneously - 1. it the object 2. itself 3. the Knower (Self). (Triputi-samvit)<ref name=":4" /> |
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− | | | + | |Bhatta Mimamsa |
− | | | + | |Definite, true and a new cognition of objects, which does not stand in need of confirmation by other cognitions.<ref name=":4" /> |
− | | | + | |'''Theory of Paraprakasatva'''. Knowledge being formless and not self luminous cannot be directly perceived but be inferred by a new quality called manifestedness in the object (Jnanata)<ref name=":4" /> |
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