Buddhist logic

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branch of Buddhist philosophy logical system philosophical tradition

Buddhist logic is a philosophical and analytical tradition within Buddhism that develops rigorous theories of inference, reasoning, and paradox, often challenging classical logical principles.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Buddhist logic canonical	1
Buddhist philosophy	1
Nyaya-Buddhist controversy	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of Buddhist philosophy ⓘ logical system ⓘ philosophical tradition ⓘ
aimsAt	elimination of ignorance ⓘ support of Buddhist soteriology ⓘ
associatedSchool	Madhyamaka ⓘ surface form: Mādhyamaka Pramāṇavāda ⓘ Yogācāra ⓘ
challenges	classical Aristotelian logic ⓘ law of excluded middle in some contexts ⓘ law of non-contradiction in some interpretations ⓘ
coreConcept	anumāna ⓘ apoha theory ⓘ hetu ⓘ pakṣa ⓘ parārthānumāna ⓘ pramāṇa ⓘ pratyakṣa ⓘ svārthānumāna ⓘ syllogism ⓘ trairūpya ⓘ vyāpti ⓘ
developedIn	East Asia ⓘ India ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ surface form: Tibet
employs	catuṣkoṭi ⓘ four-cornered logic ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	epistemology ⓘ inference ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ reasoning ⓘ
hasPerspectiveOn	causal reasoning ⓘ nature of universals ⓘ semantics of terms ⓘ structure of argument ⓘ valid cognition ⓘ
historicalPeriod	1st millennium CE ⓘ
influenced	East Asian Buddhist philosophy ⓘ Tibetan scholasticism ⓘ contemporary comparative logic ⓘ
influencedBy	Abhidhamma Pitaka ⓘ surface form: Abhidharma Nyaya ⓘ surface form: Nyāya
methodologicalFeature	dialectical debate ⓘ formal analysis of inference ⓘ use of examples and counterexamples ⓘ
notableProponent	Dharmakirti ⓘ surface form: Dharmakīrti Dignaga ⓘ surface form: Dignāga Kamalaśīla ⓘ Sakya Paṇḍita ⓘ Je Tsongkhapa ⓘ surface form: Tsongkhapa Vasubandhu ⓘ Śāntarakṣita ⓘ
relatedConcept	emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ momentariness (kṣaṇikavāda) ⓘ non-self (anātman) ⓘ two truths doctrine ⓘ
textualSource	Nyāyabindu ⓘ Pramāṇasamuccaya ⓘ Pramāṇavārttika ⓘ Tattvasaṅgraha ⓘ
traditionOf	Buddhism ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Graham Priest → influencedBy → Buddhist logic ⓘ

Uddyotakara → roleInDebate → Buddhist logic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nyaya-Buddhist controversy

pramāṇa theory → studiedInSchool → Buddhist logic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buddhist philosophy