Prayojana
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prayojana (T. dogs pa) is translated as "pupose," "aim," "intention," "necessity," etc.[1]
This term one of the sixteen categories of the Nyaya school; in this context prayojana refers to the "purpose" that one has in mind for engaging in a debate.[2]
According to the Vyākhyāyukti, prayojana is one of the five points to be used in the explanation of a sutra.[3]
Notes
- ↑
dogs pa, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
- ↑ Nagarjuna 2018, p. 110.
- ↑ Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. Vyākhyāyukti.
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University- Nagarjuna (2018), Crushing the Categories (Vaidalyaprakarana), translated by Westerhoff, Jan, Wisdom Publications