Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t13.76

v1.c7.s7.t13.76

*Reality Theory* is most close to *Nyaya Sutra* in reasoning and debate ideology. The discussions about syllogism and errors in debate are basically the same as the related discussion in *Nyaya Sutra*. *Reality Theory* proposed “five divisions” syllogism. Among the five divisions, the establishment of proposition word, reason word, metaphor word, conforming metaphor word, conclusion word is basically the “Five divisions” of *Nyaya Sutra*. The sixteen kinds of error disapproval proposed in “Reality Theory” are similar to the “jati” in *Nyaya Sutra*. The 22 “nigrahasthanas” proposed in “Reality Theory” are basically the same as the 22 nigrahasthanas” in “Nyaya Sutra”.