Evidence

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Evidence (Skt. liṅga; Tib. རྟགས་; rtags) in pramana is defined as "something which enables us to know something else". For example, in the well-known logical argument, the presence of smoke rising over the mountain pass can be the evidence enabling us to know that there is fire behind the mountain.

Subdivisions

Evidence[1] is divided into three types:

  1. Non-observation (mi dmigs pa)
  2. Nature (rang bzhin)
  3. Effect('bras bu)

Alternative Translations

  • Logical reason (Tillemans)

Notes

  1. These are also the three types of reason (gtan tshigs)