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'''Upadhi''' ([[Sanskrit]]: "imposition" or "limitation") is a term in [[Hindu philosophy]]. In [[Nyaya|Hindu logic]], an upadhi is the condition which accompanies the [[major term]] and must be supplied to limit the too general [[middle term]].<ref>{{cite book |series= |last=Cowell |first=E.B. |authorlink= Edward Byles Cowell|author2=Gough, A.E. |title=Sarva-Darsana Sangraha of Madhava Acharya: Review of Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy |year=1882 |publisher=[[Indian Books Centre]]/Sri Satguru Publications |location=New Delhi |isbn= 81-703-0875-5 |page=275}}</ref> For instance, "the mountain has smoke because it has fire" rests on the false premise that all fire is accompanied by smoke. To restrict the too general middle term here, 'wet fuel' should be added as the condition of fire. |
'''Upadhi''' ([[Sanskrit]]: "imposition" or "limitation") is a term in [[Hindu philosophy]]. In [[Nyaya|Hindu logic]], an upadhi is the condition which accompanies the [[major term]] and must be supplied to limit the too general [[middle term]].<ref>{{cite book |series= |last=Cowell |first=E.B. |authorlink= Edward Byles Cowell|author2=Gough, A.E. |title=Sarva-Darsana Sangraha of Madhava Acharya: Review of Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy |year=1882 |publisher=[[Indian Books Centre]]/Sri Satguru Publications |location=New Delhi |isbn= 81-703-0875-5 |page=275}}</ref> For instance, "the mountain has smoke because it has fire" rests on the false premise that all fire is accompanied by smoke. To restrict the too general middle term here, 'wet fuel' should be added as the condition of fire. |
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It can also be viewed as a disguise or vehicle for true reality, both defining something and limiting it. For example, the body of a man or animal is the upadhi of its spirit. Upadhi is one of many conditions of body and [[mind]] obscuring the true state of man or his self which Indian philosophies seek to remove for the attainment of [[moksha]]. |
It can also be viewed as a disguise or vehicle for true reality, both defining something and limiting it. For example, the body of a man or animal is the upadhi of its spirit. Upadhi is one of many conditions of body and [[mind]] obscuring the true state of man or his self which Indian philosophies seek to remove for the attainment of [[moksha]]. |
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Revision as of 06:34, 19 July 2019
Upadhi (Sanskrit: "imposition" or "limitation") is a term in Hindu philosophy. In Hindu logic, an upadhi is the condition which accompanies the major term and must be supplied to limit the too general middle term.[1] For instance, "the mountain has smoke because it has fire" rests on the false premise that all fire is accompanied by smoke. To restrict the too general middle term here, 'wet fuel' should be added as the condition of fire.
It can also be viewed as a disguise or vehicle for true reality, both defining something and limiting it. For example, the body of a man or animal is the upadhi of its spirit. Upadhi is one of many conditions of body and mind obscuring the true state of man or his self which Indian philosophies seek to remove for the attainment of moksha.
References
- ^ Cowell, E.B.; Gough, A.E. (1882). Sarva-Darsana Sangraha of Madhava Acharya: Review of Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy. New Delhi: Indian Books Centre/Sri Satguru Publications. p. 275. ISBN 81-703-0875-5.
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