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Hetuvidya is a logic-centered theory of knowledge in ancient Indian philosophies of religion. Originally, it was formed out of some Indian philosophies of religions other than Buddhism, and later on, it was assimilated and transformed by Buddhism and became an important component of Buddhist thinking. Buddhist Hetuvidya, at a height of development, is a main representative of Indian logics and occupies an important position in the history of the development of ancient oriental philosophy.