Relation Between Religion And Philosophy

Author(s): Jitendra S Jetly
Publisher: Jitendra S Jetly

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includes all these categories in the प्रमेय viz. अर्थ.. In fact, in this 37ef all other giros also can be included but to show that the मिथ्याज्ञान of particular प्रमेय is responsible for the existence of संसार, आत्मा etc. they are to be shown as separate प्रमेयs.
Out of sixteen categories of न्याय system except प्रमेय thirteen categories are connected with the first category viz. प्रमाण. The NBh. explaining this states in the clear terms as follows: संशयादयो यथास्थानं प्रमाणेषु प्रमेयेषुः चान्तर्यवन्तो न व्यतिरिच्यन्ते । सत्यमेतत इमास्तु चतस्रो विद्याः पृथक्प्रस्थानाः प्राणभृतामनुग्रहायोपदिश्यन्ते यासां चतुर्थीयमान्वीक्षिको न्यायविद्या । तस्याः पृथकप्रस्थानाः संशयावयः पदार्थाः । तेषां पृथग्वचनमन्तरेणाध्यात्मविद्यामात्रमियं स्यान् ।
So to differentiate the system from 39f99cs which merely preach the metaphical elements without any base to prove them the i919 system has elaborated separate y the elements of the science of reasoning. Thus the main purpose of the Fale system is to teach logic and not अध्यात्मविद्या which was already preached by उपनिषदs. With the help of logic any system could prove the different mr.etaphisical elements that were accepted by the propounder. This was the reason why alifuta a states regarding न्यायविद्या that it is :
प्रदोपः सर्वविधानामुपायः सर्वकर्मणाम् ।
आश्रयः सर्वविद्यानां विद्योद्देशे प्रकोतिता ॥
Thus “logic or the science of reasoning in the art of arts and science of sciences" was long ago stated by
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