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COMMON SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE
IN NYĀYA AND JAINISM
Different views about the sources of knowledge
Western philosophers generally recognize only two sources of knowledge, viz. immediate, i. e. perception and mediate, i. e. inference. Among Indian thinkers, there is a difference of opinion as regards the sources of valid knowledge. The number of sources varies from system to system.
Chārvāka
Chārvākas are radical empiricists who believe in perception as the only source of valid knowledge.
Buddhism
· It holds that perception and inference are the two ultimate sources of true knowledge.
Sānkhya-Yoga
These systems regonize perception, inference and
