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grags pa’i rjes dpag

Dictionary Definition: 

[translation-san] prasiddhānumāṇa

[translation-san] prasiddhaanumāna

[translation-eng] {Hopkins} inference through renown

[definition-bod] mtshan nyidrang gi rten grags rtags yang dag la brten nas rang gi gzhal bya sgra byung grags pa la mi slu ba'i zhen rig

[definition-eng] Def.:a determinative knower that in dependence on its basis, a correct sign of renown, is incontrovertible with regard to its object of comprehension, a terminological suitability

[comments] Comment: This is one of the three divisions of inference (rjes dpag)—inference through power of the fact (dngos stobs rjes dpag), inference through renown (grags pa'i rjes dpag), and inference through belief (yid ches rjes dpag).