Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t2.30

v1.c7.s7.t2.30

“Proposition” corresponds to that of Hetuvidya’s five-part syllogism and is mainly intended to establish a proposition or a basic idea. According to the *Yogacarabhumi-sastra*, “a proposition is either *for asserting one’s own idea or refuting, defeating or agreeing with an idea of others*”.