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<p>Ravi Raghavan: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;small&gt;By Swami Harshananda&lt;/small&gt;<br /> <br /> Arthāpatti literally means ‘that which is obtained through an established fact,’ ‘Postulation’.<br /> <br /> The [[darśanas]] or philosophical systems have bestowed considerable attention on the methods of obtaining knowledge. Means of such knowledge vary from three to six. It is the Purva-mīmānsā system that accepts and describes six such means, which form the maximum of such series.<br /> <br /> ‘Arthāpatti’ or ‘postulation’ is the penultimate in this series. It is described as the necessary supposition of an unperceived fact which alone can explain [[a]] phenomenon that demands an explanation. For example it is also observed that a man fasts during the day and yet grows fat. It is impossible to reconcile these two facts, fatness and fasting, unless we admit that he eats at night! This postulation is called ‘arthāpatti.’<br /> <br /> The Mīmānsakas and Advaitins maintain that this is a distinctive source of knowledge whereas others include it under ‘[[anumāna]]’ or inference.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> * The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram [[Krishna]] Math, Bangalore<br /> <br /> [[Category:Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism]]</div>

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<p>Ravi Raghavan: </p> <hr /> <div>Ravi Raghavan is a former Board Member of Shiva Vishnu Temple of Greater Cleveland (SVT). He is very interested in learning more about the sanaatana dharma and propagating the knowledge to the future generations. He is currently one of the volunteer teachers teaching a sanaatana dharma course. The course is in its third year and has three levels of students. Ravi edited the books that are used in the curriculum of SVT. Namaste. - Dec 1, 2025</div>

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<p>Ravi Raghavan: </p> <hr /> <div>Ravi Raghavan is a former Board Member of Shiva Vishnu Temple of Greater Cleveland (SVT). He is very interested in learning more about the sanaatana dharma and propagating the knowledge to the future generations. He is currently one of the volunteer teachers teaching a sanaatana dharma course. The course is in its third year and has three levels of students. He edited the books that are used in the curriculum of SVT. Namaste. - Dec 1, 2025</div>

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