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is not some wooden measuring pot but it is the knowledge and use of prasthak. This example conveys that a thing which is to be known is different from the knower from one perspective, becomes same as the knower from another perspective. Only with this perspective of nonabsolutism a thing can be understood from all angles.
Vasati-The example of vasatı explains the relationship of support and the supported. According to the three Shabda nayas (verbal viewpoints) all entities are self-supported or have an independent existence. No entity needs any support. But according to Naigam naya (co-ordinated viewpoint) the inter-relation of support and the supported is essential. Therefore many alternatives of support or basis have been formulated or conceived.
Pradesh-In the example of Pradesh the whole and its components have been discussed. According to Evambhuta naya there is no existence of components or parts. Naigam naya (co-ordinated viewpoint) accepts the relationship of the whole and its parts.
Thus naya is the process of understanding various attributes and properties of things from a relative angle. (Anuogadaraim by Acharya Mahaprajna, p. 323-324)
⚫ END OF THE DISCUSSION ON NAYA PRAMANA ●
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