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(5) Nigamana—therefore this hill has fire.
This form of inference is based on the universality or relation between the middle term and the major term in the positive sense of the existence of the relation, Therefore, it is called sādhārana drstānta, which shows the universal relation in the absence as in the case of the absence of fire in the water.
3) AGAMA Agama is testimony, It is the acceptance of the truthful statements of worthy man. It is the aptayacana. Aptapuruşa is the man of authority. He is the expert in the subject and he knows how to present his knowledge in a subject in a proper form. He is free from hatred and attachment. He is objective in his approach and has no prejudices or bias. He is not afflicted by mithyātva, From the practical point of view statement of such an āptapuruşa is important, In the parărthānumāna āptatva is not necessary while in the āgama
vould be necessary, The statements of an āptapurusa (the authority) are valid for all the time--past, present and the future. Tirthankaras are considered to be the āptapuruşa par-excellence. We have already discussed about the agama as a pramāna in the earlier chapter.
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