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Integrating Negative Knowledge into PramānMa Theory: The Development of the Drśyânupalabdhi Dharmaki¯rti's Earlier Works

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Kellner, B. Integrating Negative Knowledge into PramānMa Theory: The Development of the Drśyânupalabdhi Dharmaki¯rti's Earlier Works. Journal of Indian Philosophy 31, 121–159 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024675023136

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