Debate

Question 1

Father of Buddhist Logic

Answer 1

Archarya Dignaga in the 6th century AD who wrote Pramanasamuccaya

Question 2

4 Parts of a Complete Syllogism

Answer 2

1) Subject/ Topic
2) Predicate
3) Reason/ Sign
4) Illustration

1-3 are the thesis/ probandum. What you want to prove

Question 3

3 Modes of a Valid/ Good Syllogism

Answer 3

1) Property of the subject - the topic must fulfill the reason

2) Forward Pervasion - anything that qualifies the reason should qualify the predicate

3) Reverse/ Counter Pervasion - whatever doesn’t fulfill the predicate should not fulfill the reason

Question 4

4 Modes of Relationships

Answer 4

1) Mutually Inclusive/ Synonomous - A=B, B=A
2) Mutually Exclusive/Contradictory- A and B are always different (no common locus)
3) 3 Mu/ Three Mode - Whatever is A should be B, B may not be A, neither A nor B
4) 4 Mu/ Four Mode - What is A and B, what is A may not be B, what is B may not be A, neither A nor B

Question 5

Two Types of Phenomena

Answer 5

1) Positive Phenomena - mind cognizes without explicitly negating another object

2) Negative Phenomena
A) Affirming Negative - mind cognizes while explicitly negating a phenomenon
B) Non-affirming negative - mind cognizes a phenomenon that doesn’t affirm an positive or affirming negative phenomenon

Question 6

4 Pervasion Statements

Answer 6

1) If it is A, being B pervades

2) If it is B, being A pervades

3) If it is A, not being B pervades

4) If it is not A, being B pervades

Question 7

Define “Reason Not Established “

Answer 7

The subject is not the reason

Question 8

Define “No Pervasion”

Answer 8

The reason is not the predicate

Question 9

8 Doors of Pervasion

Answer 9

1) If it is A, it is B
2) If it is B, it is A

3) If it is not A, it is not B
4) If it is not B, it is not A

5) If it has A, it has B
6) If it has B, it has A

7) If it doesn’t have A, it doesn’t have B
8) If it doesn’t have B, it doesn’t have A