Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

DDB Top Page 
 
 
  XML source

五種比量

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: five kinds of inference

Senses:

  • The five kinds of inference in (Indian) logic:
    1. 相比量 from appearance, e.g., fire from smoke;
    2. 體比量 from the corporeal, e.g., two or more things from one;
    3. 業比量 from action, e.g., the animal from its footmark;
    4. 法比量 from recognized law, e.g., old age from birth;
    5. 因果比量 from cause and effect, e.g., that a traveler has a destination.
    〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.358a3〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill]
  • Search SAT
  • Search INBUDS Database

    • Feedback

    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 274

    Bulgyo sajeon 622a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 365c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1178

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 534-3

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 124

    Copyright provisions

    The rights to textual segments (nodes) of the DDB are owned by the author indicated in the brackets next to each segment. For rights regarding the compilation as a whole, please contact Charles Muller. Please do not reproduce without permission. And please do not copy into Wikipedia without proper citation!

    Entry created: 2001-12-10

    Updated: 2009-07-11