valid cognition; valid cognizer; prime cognition; prime cognizer; valid; epistemology and logic; valid means of knowledge; measure; measurement; extent; as large as; size; which has the dimensions of Def.: Definition: 1) a new and incontrovertible knower{GCT}, 2) that which contradicts and eliminates a false super-imposition by an unmistaken mode of apprehension with respect to a previously unrealized true thing {Cha-ba, GD:640}
genuine
reasoning, {'thad pa, rigs pa}
true, proven, genuine; ideal, validity, valid cognition; authentic (standard)/ standard of authenticity; valid cognizer [when related to cognition]; validating; authenticity, validity, proof, pramana, logic, ideal, dialectics, epistemology, valid [cognition / understanding], proof [of knowledge]. three kinds. direct perception {mngon sum} inference, indirect {rjes su dpag pa} trustworthy scripture or testimony {yid ches pa'i lung} the study of pramana [in a monastic college]. authentic, genuine, convincing. right cognition / understanding [free from illusion]. valid source of knowledge, true knowledge, reasoning, {'thad pa}, {rigs pa} There are three pramanas, direct perception, inference and scripture. Sometimes the following three pramanas are discussed, direct {mngon gyur}, hidden {lkog gyur} and very hidden {shin tu lkog gyur} The {shin tu lkog gyur} pramana has to be known through the Buddha's teaching. reasoning, {'thad pa, rigs pa}
<person> Pramāṇā
<term> valid cognition