Valid cognition: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems1) Valid Cognition refers to one of the 鈥�Ten Sciences鈥� (in Tibetan: rig gnas bcu) which were taught by 艢膩kya艣r墨 to Sakya Pandita (Sapan).鈥擺...] At the age of twenty-three, Sakya Pandita (1182鈥�1251) met the great Kashmiri pandit 艢膩kya艣r墨. With the great pandit and his disciples, Sa峁単ha艣r墨, Sugata艣r墨, and D膩na艣墨la, he trained completely in the ten sciences [e.g., logic or valid cognition]. At the age of twenty-seven, he took full ordination from the great Kashmiri pandit.
2) Valid cognition (in Tibetan: tshad ma; Sanskrit: 辫谤补尘腻峁嘺) 鈥� In Indian and Tibetan philosophical systems, an authoritative source of knowledge. Buddhist schools generally accept only two types of valid cognition 鈥� perception and inference. The analysis of valid cognition promulgated by Dharmak墨rti is a major topic of study in the Tibetan system of monastic education
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Cognition, Valid.
Full-text (+60): Dharmakirti, Pramana, Six Sources of Valid Cognition, tshad ma drug, Eleven sources of valid cognition, tshad ma bcu gcig, Testimony, Inference, Reasoning, Comparison, Implication, Renown, Occurrence, tshad ma, Seven treatises, Thinking, Cognition of non-existence, tshad ma sde bdun, Non-apprehension, Five root texts.
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Search found 36 books and stories containing Valid cognition, Valid cognitions; (plurals include: Valid cognitions, Valid cognitionses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Reverberations of Dharmakirti鈥檚 Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)
Praj帽膩karagupta鈥檚 Argument for Two Means of Valid Cognition
A Point of Intersection Between The Nyaya Theories of Perception and Error < [January 鈥� March, 1983]
Book Reviews < [January 鈥� March 1992]
A comparative study between Buddhism and Nyaya (by Roberta Pamio)
4. Criticism of the Theories of Truth < [Chapter 1 - The Nature and Criterion of Knowledge]
3.4. Perception according to others < [Chapter 4 - The Ny膩ya Theory of Perception]
2. The Nature of Pram膩峁嘺 < [Chapter 1 - The Nature and Criterion of Knowledge]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2914-2915 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of 鈥楽elf-sufficient Validity鈥橾
Verse 3062-3065 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of 鈥楽elf-sufficient Validity鈥橾
Verse 1564-1565 < [Chapter 19b - (B) On analogical cognition]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 270 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]
Life Story Of Dzongsar Khenpo Kunga Wangchuk < [Introduction Text]
Text Section 40 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]
Nirvikalpaka Pratyaksha (study) (by Sujit Roy)