Knowra Buddhist logic Buddhist logic Buddhist logic is the study of reasoning systems developed by Buddhist thinkers, especially in India. It is known for theories of inference, evidence, and debate.
Dignaga : An Indian Buddhist philosopher who systematized theories of perception, inference, and logic. His account of valid cognition and inference became a foundation for Buddhist logical traditions.
Trairūpya : Dignaga’s three conditions for a valid inferential sign. These conditions specify how a reason must relate to the subject and conclusion.
Buddhist epistemology : Buddhist theories of knowledge, cognition, and reliable sources of belief. Buddhist logic developed as one part of a wider inquiry into valid knowledge.
Aristotelian logic : A system of reasoning centered on syllogisms, categories, and formal relations between propositions. Its emphasis on syllogistic structure differs from Buddhist analysis of inferential signs.
Dharmakirti : An Indian Buddhist philosopher who developed influential accounts of logic, epistemology, and language. He expanded Dignaga’s framework and supplied many of its best-known arguments.
Svārthānumāna : Inference for oneself, understood as an internal process of reasoning from a sign. It describes how an inferential cognition arises without a spoken argument.
Nyaya : An Indian philosophical school known for its systematic analysis of logic, inference, and knowledge. Buddhist thinkers refined their accounts while disputing Nyaya theories of inference and perception.
Mīmāṃsā : An Indian philosophical tradition focused on Vedic interpretation, language, and ritual duty. Mīmāṃsā accounts of words and knowledge challenged Buddhist theories of language and authority.
Pramana : A means of valid cognition, such as perception or inference, in Indian epistemology. Buddhist theories of reasoning begin by specifying which ways of knowing count as reliable.
Parārthānumāna : Inference for another, presented as an argument intended to establish a conclusion. It turns an inference into a form suitable for debate and demonstration.
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