Akhyati In Hindu Philosophy

Akhyati is non-apprehension or non-discrimination in Hindu philosophy. It is a theory propounded by the Prabhakara Mimamsakas to account for the so-called cognitive errors and illusions. When, for example, the shell of an oyster is mistaken for silver, the judgement is expressed as ‘this is silver.’ The ‘this’s is presented directly in sense- perception, where as ‘silver’ is merely a

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