Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t2.41

v1.c7.s7.t2.41

The *Mahayanabhidhar-ma-samuccaya-vyakhy* has a detailed discussion of Hetuvidya in the Volume 16, suggesting “there are eight types, that is, proposition, cause, illustration, application, conclusion, perception, inference, and valid cognition”, but these eight are different from those mentioned in the Yogacarabhumi-sastra, since “application” and “conclusion” replace “similarity” and “dissimilarity” in the *Yogacarabhumi-sastra*.