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While Jnana is used to denote knowledge from the psychological standpoint that helps in cognition of an object, Prama is used to indicate true knowledge in the logical sense, which denotes ability of recognizing the real nature and character of an object. Four basic factors make up the system of recognition.  

While Jnana is used to denote knowledge from the psychological standpoint that helps in cognition of an object, Prama is used to indicate true knowledge in the logical sense, which denotes ability of recognizing the real nature and character of an object. Four basic factors make up the system of recognition.  

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Vatsyayana Bhashya  

# The Prama or Pramiti : the valid knowledge (of an object), the right understanding

# The Prama or Pramiti : the valid knowledge (of an object), the right understanding

# The Prameya : the knowable, the object to be known, the of object of valid knowledge

# The Prameya : the knowable, the object to be known, the object of valid knowledge

# The Pramaana : the chief instrument or organ of knowing the source of valid knowledge

# The Pramaana : the chief instrument with which Prameya is evaluated and known and is the chief instrument of valid knowledge

# The Pramaata : the knower of object, the cognizer of valid knowledge, one who uses pramana  

# The Pramaata : the knower of object, the cognizer of valid knowledge, one who uses pramana. 

Thus a Pramaata (knower of object) validates the Prama (right understanding) of a Prameya (the object to be known) through the means of Pramana (the source of that knowledge)

Thus a Pramaata (knower of object) validates the Prama (right understanding) of a Prameya (the object to be known) through the means of Pramana (the instrument of that knowledge). All these four are required for the completion of  Arthatattva.

== Pramana Parichaya ==

== Pramana Parichaya ==