Ahetusama, Ahetu-sama, ´¡³ó±ð³Ù³Ü²õ²¹³¾Äå: 4 definitions
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Ahetusama means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Buddhist philosophy
: Google Books: A History of Indian Logic (Buddhist Philosophy)´¡³ó±ð³Ù³Ü²õ²¹³¾Äå (अहेतà¥à¤¸à¤®à¤¾) or simply Ahetu refers to “balancing the non-reasonâ€� and represents one of the various kinds of ´³Äå³Ù¾± (“analogueâ€� or “far-fetched analogyâ€�) (in debate), according to UpÄyakauÅ›alyahá¹›daya, an ancient work on the art of debate composed by Bodhisattva NÄgÄrjuna.
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAhetusama (अहेतà¥à¤¸à¤�).—A particular sophism tending to prove an argument to be untenable, NyÄyadarÅ›ana.
Derivable forms: ²¹³ó±ð³Ù³Ü²õ²¹³¾²¹á¸� (अहेतà¥à¤¸à¤®à¤ƒ).
Ahetusama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ahetu and sama (सम).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAhetusama (अहेतà¥à¤¸à¤�):—[=a-hetu-sama] [from a-hetu] m. a particular sophism tending to prove an argument to be untenable, [NyÄya; SarvadarÅ›ana-saṃgraha]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संसà¥à¤•ृतमà¥� (²õ²¹á¹ƒs°ìá¹›t²¹³¾), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Ahetusamaprakarana.
Full-text: Ahetusamaprakarana, Ahetu, Jati.
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The Nyaya theory of Knowledge (by Satischandra Chatterjee)
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