inference through the power of the fact/thing; inferential cognition through the power of the fact/thing Def.: a determinative knower which--depending upon its basis, a correct sign by the power of the fact--is incontrovertible with respect to its object of comprehension, a slightly hidden phenomenon Comment: This is one of the three divisions of inference (rjes dpag)—inference through power of the fact (dngos stobs rjes dpag), inference through renown (grags pa'i rjes dpag), and inference through belief (yid ches rjes dpag).
inference by the power of the fact, factual inference, inference by the power of the fact