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Upamāṇa (Sanskrit: "comparison"), upamana in Hinduism, is a pramāṇa, or means of having knowledge of something. Observance of similarities provides knowledge of the relationship between the two. It also means getting the knowledge of an unknown thing by comparing it with a known thing. For example, assume a situation where a man has not seen a gavaya or a wild cow and doesn't know what it is. A forester told him that a wild cow is an animal like a country cow but she is more furious and has big horn in her forehead. In a later period he comes across a wild cow in a forest and recognizes it as the wild cow by comparing the descriptions made by the forester. This knowledge is possible due to the upamana or comparison. Thus, upamana is the knowledge of the relation between a name and the obje

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  • Upamāna (en devanāgarī : उपमान) es un término sánscrito que significa «estándar de comparación».​ Este vocablo forma parte de la filosofía india y tiene el sentido de « analogía ». En sí se precede a la percepción directa del medio a través del cuerpo y constituye una forma de conocimiento válido. (es)
  • Upamāna (devanāgarī : उपमान) est un terme sanskrit qui signifie « standard de comparaison ». Ce vocable fait aussi partie de la terminologie liée à la philosophie indienne et a alors le sens d' « analogie ». Celui-ci est précédé par Pratyakṣa (La perception directe au moyen des organes de perception ou de connaissance - Jñānendriya -) et constitue un des moyens de connaissance valide (Pramāṇa). (fr)
  • Upamāṇa (Sanskrit: "comparison"), upamana in Hinduism, is a pramāṇa, or means of having knowledge of something. Observance of similarities provides knowledge of the relationship between the two. It also means getting the knowledge of an unknown thing by comparing it with a known thing. For example, assume a situation where a man has not seen a gavaya or a wild cow and doesn't know what it is. A forester told him that a wild cow is an animal like a country cow but she is more furious and has big horn in her forehead. In a later period he comes across a wild cow in a forest and recognizes it as the wild cow by comparing the descriptions made by the forester. This knowledge is possible due to the upamana or comparison. Thus, upamana is the knowledge of the relation between a name and the object it denotes by that name. * v * t * e * v * t * e (en)
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  • Upamāna (en devanāgarī : उपमान) es un término sánscrito que significa «estándar de comparación».​ Este vocablo forma parte de la filosofía india y tiene el sentido de « analogía ». En sí se precede a la percepción directa del medio a través del cuerpo y constituye una forma de conocimiento válido. (es)
  • Upamāna (devanāgarī : उपमान) est un terme sanskrit qui signifie « standard de comparaison ». Ce vocable fait aussi partie de la terminologie liée à la philosophie indienne et a alors le sens d' « analogie ». Celui-ci est précédé par Pratyakṣa (La perception directe au moyen des organes de perception ou de connaissance - Jñānendriya -) et constitue un des moyens de connaissance valide (Pramāṇa). (fr)
  • Upamāṇa (Sanskrit: "comparison"), upamana in Hinduism, is a pramāṇa, or means of having knowledge of something. Observance of similarities provides knowledge of the relationship between the two. It also means getting the knowledge of an unknown thing by comparing it with a known thing. For example, assume a situation where a man has not seen a gavaya or a wild cow and doesn't know what it is. A forester told him that a wild cow is an animal like a country cow but she is more furious and has big horn in her forehead. In a later period he comes across a wild cow in a forest and recognizes it as the wild cow by comparing the descriptions made by the forester. This knowledge is possible due to the upamana or comparison. Thus, upamana is the knowledge of the relation between a name and the obje (en)
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  • Upamāna (fr)
  • Upamāṇa (en)
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