Sanskrit Name: प्रमाणः
The tools which lead to accurate, true knowledge in Ayurveda
are direct perception, observation (pratyakṣsham), codified
knowledge, expert opinion (aptopadesha), inference based on
observations (anumana), reasoning, understanding causation
(yukti) and analogy (upamana
Alternate Name(s): Proff, means of valid cognition or Knowledge