[Buddha-l] Pramana terms

[Piya Tan]

Richard,

I am preparing some study-notes for my Sutta Discovery classed, that is, an
introductory essay on "Language and Discourses".

I notice two of the 6 chapters of Dignaga's Pramaa.na Samuccaya are
(with translations from Keown's Dictionary of Buddhism) as follows:

Svaartha anumaa.na (Inference for one's own benefit)
Paraartha anumaa.na (Inference for another's benefit)

Is it possible to render svaartha here as "self-meaning," that is, inherent
sense, ie without reference to other things; and
paraartha as "other-meaning," ie, a contextual sense.

Or, is the Dictionary of Buddhism's rendition the best one.

Piya Tan


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