Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t2.33

v1.c7.s7.t2.33

“Similarity” refers to similar points between things. According to the *Yogacarabhumi-sastra*, “It is to use similar means to prove the proposition. There are five kinds of similarity ie similar in state, similar in bhava-svabhava, similar in application, similar in means and similar in cause and effect”. This is relevant to “positive illustration” (sadharma) of the Nyaya’s five-part syllogism.