Valid inference
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Valid inference (Skt. anumāna; Tib. རྗེས་དཔག་, jepak tsema, Wyl. rjes dpag tshad ma) is defined as "a state of mind that knows its own particular object, a hidden phenomenon to be proven, based on evidence in which the three modes are complete".[1]
Subdivisions
- Inference for oneself (svārthamāna; rang don rjes dpag)
- Inference for others (parārthānumāna; gzhan don rjes dpag)
Or:
- dngos stobs
- grags pa
- yid ches
Notes
- ↑ tshul gsum tshang ba'i rtags la brten nas rang yul lkog gyur gyi bsgrub bya rtogs pa'i blo