Abstract

There are two kinds of causality inferences in Hetuvidyā (Buddhist logic), one is the inference from causes to effects and the other is from effects to causes. In this paper, we present the general understanding of causality in Hetuvidyā based on the causality theory. First, we examine how Avayava (syllogism) and Tṛairupya (Three-aspected mark) enhance the causal necessity in Hetuvidyā. Moreover, we investigate the existence theorem of causality and some presuppositions of causality inferences in Hetuvidyā. In conclusion, the inference from effect to cause is the major kind of the causality inference in Hetuvidyā. In the matter of determining the causality between substances or events, specifically determining A is the cause of B, some conditions need to be satisfied.

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