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Relation or Sambandha (Samskrit: सम्बन्धः) refers to the logic of relations developed in Nyaya shastra.
Relation or Sambandha (Samskrit: सम्बन्धः) refers to the logic of relations developed in modern or Navya Nyaya shastra.
Nyaya rests to a great extent on the concept of sambandha or relation.<ref name=":0">V.N. Jha, (1990) ''Philosophy of Relations'', New Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications</ref> This concept is an all- pervasive one on account of which Navya-Nyaya can be termed relational logic. It has potential benefits for realizing new and deep knowledge representation schemes superior to semantic nets and conceptual graphs used in AI. Relations also play a significant role in the process of cognition. The concept is also complex because it involves difficulties of various types, ontological, logical and epistemological.<ref name=":1">Sarma, VVS. and Gopal. Kalyani, (2005) ''Indian Logic (Nyaya) in Modern Information Technology'' in Sanskrit Studies, Vol. 1, Samvat 2061-62 (CE 2004-05) ''ed. Kapil Kapoor'' New Delhi: Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies and D. K. Printworld (P) Ltd. pp.9-45</ref>
Navya Nyaya rests to a great extent on the concept of sambandha or relation.<ref name=":0">V.N. Jha, (1990) ''Philosophy of Relations'', New Delhi: Sri Satguru Publications</ref> This concept is an all- pervasive one on account of which Navya-Nyaya can be termed relational logic. It has potential benefits for realizing new and deep knowledge representation schemes superior to semantic nets and conceptual graphs used in AI. Relations also play a significant role in the process of cognition. The concept is also complex because it involves difficulties of various types, ontological, logical and epistemological.<ref name=":1">Sarma, VVS. and Gopal. Kalyani, (2005) ''Indian Logic (Nyaya) in Modern Information Technology'' in Sanskrit Studies, Vol. 1, Samvat 2061-62 (CE 2004-05) ''ed. Kapil Kapoor'' New Delhi: Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies and D. K. Printworld (P) Ltd. pp.9-45</ref>
== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
== The Problem ==
The problem, in short, is whether there is a real entity called Relation, i.e., is there anything called Relation which is real? To this Idealists (Advaitins and Buddhists) answer "No" and the Realists (Nyaya- Vaiseshika, Mimamsakas and other pluralists) answer "Yes." Since the present topic pertains to understanding the Realists' theory of Relation, here their arguments are present without elaborating the Idealistic perspectives.
According to Nyaya-Vaiseshika, our behaviour depends upon savikalpa-jnana (determinate cognition): it reveals a structure of qualifier-qualificand type involving an entity called Relation between them.<ref name=":0" />
== Characteristics of a Relation ==
== Characteristics of a Relation ==