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Which of the following is NOT a constituent-member of the Indian syllogistic argument?

The five members of the Indian syllogism are pratijna, hetu, udaharana, upanaya and nigamana. Samsaya means doubt and is a category in Nyaya epistemology, not a member of…

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Which of the following is NOT a constituent-member of the Indian syllogistic argument?

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The five members of the Indian syllogism are pratijna, hetu, udaharana, upanaya and nigamana. Samsaya means doubt and is a category in Nyaya epistemology, not a member of the syllogism. Hence samsaya is the answer.

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