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svatah-pramanya

स्वतःप्रामाण्य svataḥ-prāmāṇya

The Mimamsa doctrine that a cognition is valid in and of itself, true until and unless it is defeated, rather than needing any external certification.

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  • What is Mimamsa? Philosophy

    Mimamsa braces the whole edifice with a third principle, epistemological this time: svatah pramanya , the intrinsic validity of knowledge.

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