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    Challenges→The argument from neither-one-nor-many is a valid argument according to the triple criteria of valid reasoning

    Using trairūpya to validate a conclusion that undermines the identity conditions trairūpya requires is self-vitiating, as Candrakīrti's critics like Candragomin effectively charged.

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    Candragomin(as a philosophical critic of Candrakīrti)
    A Buddhist scholar and grammarian (also from around the 600s CE) who criticized Candrakīrti's logical approach.
    Candrakīrti(as the main philosopher being discussed)
    An Indian Buddhist philosopher from around the 600s CE who wrote detailed commentaries on Buddhist logic and metaphysics, particularly focusing on the idea that nothing has a permanent, independent essence.
    Self-vitiating(as a logical problem in reasoning)
    When something defeats or undermines itself—like using an argument that actually proves the opposite of what you're trying to prove.
    identity conditions(Metaphysics of mental states)
    The criteria that determine what makes an entity the same entity across time or contexts, i.e., what individuates it.

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    trairūpya(Found in Dignāga's Hetucakra and elaborated by Dharmakīrti)
    The triple criterion for good reasons in Buddhist logic.

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