GK
INDIAN CULTURE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Śabda (word, testimony) Pratyakṣa (perception) Anumāṇa (inference) Upamāṇa (comparison, analogy) Arthāpatti (postulation, presumption) Anupalabdi, Abhava (non-perception, cognitive proof using non-existence)
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indian epistemological tradition comprises six important sources of knowledge. They are: perception (pratyaksa), inference (anumana), verbal testimony (Sabda), comparison (upamana), presupposition (arthapatti) and non-apprehension (anupalabdhi).
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Pramana is a valid means of knowledge. Knowledge can be valid or invalid, valid knowledge is called praman and non-valid knowledge is known as aprama. There are six types of Pramana: Pratyaksha, Anumana, Upamana, Arthapati, Anupalabdhi, Sabda.