RULE id: pramāņa (1673) SOURCE: brihaddesi_sharma_1992 (vol_I_p020) SCOPE: technical_term family, Brihaddesi (Mātaṅga ~750 CE) CONCEPT: pramāņa STATUS: traditional ASSERTIONS: - [definition] Pramāņa refers to means of valid perception that provide equal tangibility to both śrutis and mātṛkās -- p.vol_I_p020 "if in spite of there being equal tangibility (of śruti and mātṛkā) through pramāņa (means of valid perception)" CITED_RULES: - mātṛkā (definition) - śrutis (definition) CONFIDENCE: traditional PROTECT: false