inferential cognizer; inferential cognition; inference; inference Def.: Definition: a determinative knower which, depending on its basis, a correct sign, is incontrovertible with regard to its object of comprehension, a hidden phenomenon{TAK 4b.2} 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 is one of the seven types of knowledge and awareness (blo rig); see blo rig for others.
inference; deduction, conclusion, conceptual inferential cognition. {yid ches gyi rjes dpag} is inference by way of certainty. {grags pa'i rjes dpag} is inference by renown which has to do with suitability of names for objects. {dngos stobs kyi rjes dpag} is inference by power of fact