Avayava
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avayava (T. yan lag). A branch or limb; member; subdivision or supplement; factor or element.[1]
Avayava is one of the sixteen categories of the Nyaya school. In this context, it refers to the five constituents of a syllogism or logical argument.[2]
Notes
- ↑
yan lag, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ Nagarjuna 2018, p. 41.
Sources
- Nagarjuna (2018), Crushing the Categories (Vaidalyaprakarana), translated by Westerhoff, Jan, Wisdom Publications