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#Non-observation (''mi dmigs pa'') | #Non-observation (''mi dmigs pa'') | ||
#Nature (''rang bzhin'') | #Nature (''rang bzhin'') | ||
#Effect(''<nowiki>'</nowiki>bras bu'') | #Effect (''<nowiki>'</nowiki>bras bu'') | ||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 3 April 2011
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 is divided, first of all, into
- correct evidence (rtags yang dag) in which the three modes are complete, and
- incorrect evidence (ltar snang)
Authentic evidence[1] is divided into three types:
- Non-observation (mi dmigs pa)
- Nature (rang bzhin)
- Effect ('bras bu)
Alternative Translations
- Logical reason (Tillemans)
Notes
- ↑ These are also the three types of reason (gtan tshigs)