In which of the following steps of inference in the Nyaya syllogism all the three terms stand…
Upanaya, the application, brings the subject, the reason and the pervasion together, as in "the hill has smoke which is invariably accompanied by fire". Only here do the…
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In which of the following steps of inference in the Nyaya syllogism all the three terms stand synthesized?
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Upanaya, the application, brings the subject, the reason and the pervasion together, as in "the hill has smoke which is invariably accompanied by fire". Only here do the paksha, hetu and sadhya appear synthesized in a single member. The nigamana restates only the subject and the major term.
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