The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies v3.c19.s11.4

v3.c19.s11.4

abhāva (negation, negative entity, absence) as a pramāṇa 97, 360, 380-81, 449, 553 in Buddhism 250, 261-62 in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika 261, 305 in nihilism 291 mutual absence (anyonyābhāva) 378, 382, 385-86, 529 nonproductive 206, 367, 405, 449 not grasped by a pramāṇa 529 of things believed not to exist 376 perceptibility of 449-451 posterior absence (dhvaṃsābhāva) 206, 388, 453 prior absence (prāgabhāva) 66, 183, 305, 405, 425 -rūpa (negative property) 350