因いん明みょう

noun

hetuvidya; Buddhist logic

A technical term from Buddhist philosophy referring to the ancient Indian system of logic and epistemology used to distinguish truth from falsehood. Often encountered in the context of the five sciences (五明).

See also: 五明

• 因いん明みょうは仏ぶっ教きょうの論ろん理り学がくとして発はっ展てんした。

  Hetuvidya developed as Buddhist logic.

• 五ご明みょうの一ひとつとして因いん明みょうを学まなぶ。

  One studies hetuvidya as one of the five sciences.