Pramana Paddhati
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Pramana Paddhati is a foundational Dvaita Vedānta treatise by the philosopher Jayatirtha that systematically analyzes epistemology and the means of valid knowledge.
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| Pramana Paddhati canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pramana Paddhati Context triple: [Jayatirtha, notableWork, Pramana Paddhati]
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Nadi Valaya Yantra
Nadi Valaya Yantra is an ancient sundial-like astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar used to measure time based on the position of the sun.
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Photometria
Photometria is an influential 1760 treatise by Johann Heinrich Lambert that laid the foundations of photometry by quantitatively describing the measurement and behavior of light.
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Karnti Vritya Yantra
Karnti Vritya Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to study the obliquity and motion of the ecliptic.
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Science and Method
Science and Method is a philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the foundations, methods, and logical structure of scientific inquiry and mathematical thought.
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Shaastra
Shaastra is the annual student-run technical festival of IIT Madras, known for its large-scale engineering competitions, workshops, and lectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pramana Paddhati Target entity description: Pramana Paddhati is a foundational Dvaita Vedānta treatise by the philosopher Jayatirtha that systematically analyzes epistemology and the means of valid knowledge.
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A.
Nadi Valaya Yantra
Nadi Valaya Yantra is an ancient sundial-like astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar used to measure time based on the position of the sun.
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B.
Photometria
Photometria is an influential 1760 treatise by Johann Heinrich Lambert that laid the foundations of photometry by quantitatively describing the measurement and behavior of light.
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C.
Karnti Vritya Yantra
Karnti Vritya Yantra is a specialized astronomical instrument at Jaipur’s Jantar Mantar observatory used to study the obliquity and motion of the ecliptic.
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D.
Science and Method
Science and Method is a philosophical work by Henri Poincaré that explores the foundations, methods, and logical structure of scientific inquiry and mathematical thought.
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E.
Shaastra
Shaastra is the annual student-run technical festival of IIT Madras, known for its large-scale engineering competitions, workshops, and lectures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dvaita Vedānta text
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Sanskrit work ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend Dvaita realism through epistemological analysis
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systematize Dvaita views on knowledge and its means ⓘ |
| analyzes | means of valid knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Madhva tradition
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Madhvacharya’s philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Jayatirtha ⓘ |
| commentarialTradition | studied with sub-commentaries in Dvaita schools ⓘ |
| concerns |
relation between knower, known, and knowledge
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role of scripture in knowledge of Brahman ⓘ validity and invalidity of cognitions ⓘ |
| discusses | pramāṇa ⓘ |
| epistemicStance | realist ⓘ |
| focusesOn | epistemology ⓘ |
| genre | commentarial and systematic treatise ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| importance | foundational text for Dvaita epistemology ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Madhvacharya’s works ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Dvaita debates with rival schools ⓘ |
| opposes |
Advaita Vedānta interpretations of knowledge
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certain Nyāya and Mīmāṃsā positions on pramāṇa ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext | classical Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Dvaita ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript and printed editions ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Jayatirtha’s commentaries on Madhva’s texts ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism ⓘ |
| status | canonical in Dvaita scholasticism ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
scholars of Indian epistemology
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students of Dvaita Vedānta ⓘ |
| subject |
criteria of valid cognition
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nature of error ⓘ scriptural testimony as a pramāṇa ⓘ status of inference ⓘ status of perception ⓘ theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| tradition |
Dvaita Vedānta
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linked to:
Dvaita
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| typeOfEpistemology | theistic realist epistemology ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional Dvaita Vedānta curricula ⓘ |
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