Refutation

(1) In Buddhist logic, a fault in the thesis, reason or example that disproves a thesis. (2) The negation ('gag-pa) of an object to be negated (dgag-bya), such as truly established existence.

Tibetan: སུན་འབྱུང་བ། sun-'byung-ba

Sanskrit: duṣaṇa

Other languages

Deutsch: Widerlegung

Русский: Опровержение

Related terms

Line of reasoning "refuting the arising of something already existent or nonexistent"

Line of reasoning "refuting the four possibilities of arising"

Over-refutation

Under-refutation

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