Which of the following are TRUE: A. For the Nyāya, knowledge of Abhāva is…

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Which of the following are TRUE:

A. For the Nyāya, knowledge of Abhāva is acquired through Anupalabdhi Pramāṇa.

B. The Nyāya makes a distinction between Laukika and Alaukika Pratyakṣa.

C. The Nyāya reduces Arthāpatti to Anumāna.

D. The Nyāya accepts the validity of Upamāna as a Pramāṇa.

Choose the correct answer:

  1. A and B Only

  2. B and C Only

  3. B, C and D Only

  4. A, B, C and D

  1. A.

    1

  2. B.

    2

  3. C.

    3

  4. D.

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Correct answer: C

The correct answer is B, C and D.

Statement A is incorrect because the classical Nyāya school generally does not accept Anupalabdhi as an independent Pramāṇa for Abhāva, relying instead on Pratyakṣa or Anumāna.

Statement B is correct as Nyāya distinguishes between ordinary (Laukika) and extraordinary (Alaukika) perception.

Statement C is correct because Nyāya subsumes Arthāpatti under Anumāna rather than accepting it as a separate Pramāṇa.

Statement D is correct as Nyāya explicitly accepts Upamāna (comparison) as a valid means of knowledge.

Therefore, options B, C, and D are the true statements.

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