The present text comprising Cintamani Mula and Kanadatippani on the topics of Paksata and Samanyanirukti belongs to the literature of Navya-Nyaya. Samanyanirukti means the general definition of Hetvabhasa i.e., feigned reason formulated by Gangesa Upadhyaya in the Anumana-section of his Tattvacintamani. After this, there are sections on specific definitions of feigned reasons like Sadharana, Asadharana, Viruddha, Asiddha (three varieties), Satpratipaksa and Badha ...
Kanadatippani: A Commentary on Gangesa’s Avayavacintamani
Commentary on Avayavacintamaṇi, portion of Tattvacintamaṇi dealing with syllogism (avayava) work of the navya-nyaya school in Indic philosophy by Kanada Tarkavagisa.