According to them, pramana is the unique operative cause (kaarana) of pramaa or right knowledge.
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According to them, pramana is the unique operative cause (kaarana) of pramaa or right knowledge. It is the complex of specific conditions or causes (karana), other than the subject and the object, which invariably produces valid knowledge.
=== Mimaamsa Drishtikona ===
=== Mimaamsa Drishtikona ===
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=== Advaitha Drishtikona ===
=== Advaitha Drishtikona ===
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Advaita vedanta also defines pramana as the operative cause (kaarana) of prama or ture knowledge. It defines
There are ten kinds of Pramanas but three are most prominent.
There are ten kinds of Pramanas but three are most prominent.