Noun
pramana (plural pramanas)
(Hinduism) means of knowledge
For the Indian Buddhist philosophers, the teachings of the Buddha were not meant to be taken on faith alone, but to be confirmed by logical analysis (pramana) of the world. Source: Internet
They further maintain that knowledge is not intrinsically valid but becomes so on account of extraneous conditions (paratah pramana during both validity and invalidity). Source: Internet
Book two is about pramana (epostemology), book three is about prameya or the objects of knowledge, and the text discusses the nature of knowledge in remaining books. Source: Internet