The Purva-mimamsakas believe in which one of the following ?
Svatah Pramanyavada and Paratah-Apramanyavada
The debate on pramanyavada asks how the validity (pramanya) and invalidity (apramanya) of a cognition arise and are known: intrinsically (svatah, from the very conditions that produce the cognition) or extrinsically (paratah, from some further factor or later verification).
The Purva-mimamsakas (Kumarila and Prabhakara) hold Svatah Pramanyavada: every cognition is valid by itself as soon as it arises, which secures the self-validity of the Veda as a source of knowledge of dharma. Invalidity, however, is extrinsic (Paratah-Apramanyavada): it is known only through a defect in the causes or a later contradicting cognition (badhaka-jnana).
By contrast, Nyaya-Vaisesika holds both validity and invalidity to be paratah, Samkhya holds both to be svatah, and the Buddhists are credited with svatah apramanya and paratah pramanya.
Hence, the answer is Svatah Pramanyavada and Paratah-Apramanyavada.
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I II (i) Perception can perceive only its own object and not the object of Inference (a) Pramana-Samplava (ii) The object of knowledge can be cognized through perception, inference, verbal testimony, comparison and the like (b) Svalaksana (iii) The object of perception as per Pramana Vyavastha is (c) Pramana-vyavastha (iv) The object of inference as per Pramana Vyavastha is (d) Samanya laksana Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
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Match the following and select the correct code :
I II (i) Perception can perceive only its own object and not the object of Inference (a) Pramana-Samplava (ii) The object of knowledge can be cognized through perception, inference, verbal testimony, comparison and the like (b) Svalaksana (iii) The object of perception as per Pramana Vyavastha is (c) Pramana-vyavastha (iv) The object of inference as per Pramana Vyavastha is (d) Samanya laksana Codes :
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
