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New Dimensions in Jaina Logic
Jivaguna pamāna is threefold(i) nanaguna pamāna-standard of attributes of determinate
knowledge, (ii) damsanaguna pamāna-standard of attributes of indetermi
nate intuition, (iii) cārittaguna pamāna--standard of attributes of conduct (of
behaviour).
Ņānaguņa pamāna is fourfold
(i) paccakkha-perceptual cognition, (ii) anumāna-inferential knowledge, (iii) ovamma-analogical knowledge, (iv) agama-scriptural knowledge.
Paccakkha is twofold(i) indiya paccakkha-perceptual cognition through the sense
organs, (ii) no-indiya paccakkha--perceptual cognition without the
sense-organs.
Indiya paccakkha is fivefold (i) soindiya paccakkha-perceptual cognition through the sense
organ of ear, (ii) cakkhuindiya paccakkha-perceptual cognition through the
sense-organ of eyes, (iii) ghāņendiya paccakkha--perceptual cognition through the
sense-organ of nose, (iv) rasa-indiya paccakkha--perceptual cognition through the
sense-organ of tongue, (v) phāsendiya paccakkha--perceptual cognition through the
sense-organ of touch.
No-indiya paccakkha is threefold. (i) ohināna paccakkha-perceptual cognition called clairvo
yance. (ii) maņapajjavanāna paccakkha-perceptual cognition called
mind reading. (iii) kevalaņāņa paccakkha-perceptual cognition called omni
science (or perfect knowledge).
Inferential knowledge is threefold
(i) puvvavan--inference by a previously known characteristic, (ii) sesavam-inference by the remainder (between two related
facts),
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