''Pratishthapana'' is giving a contrary statement to the opponent’s proposition. For instance, ‘self is non-eternal’ is proposition (''pratijna''); reason (''hetu'') is-‘because of being perceived by senses’; instance (''drishtanta'') is – ‘as pitcher’; correlation (''upanaya'') is – ‘as pitcher is perceived by senses and is non-eternal so is ‘self’; conclusion (''nigamana'') is – therefore, self is non eternal.[32]
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''Pratishthapana'' is giving a contrary statement to the opponent’s proposition. For instance, ‘self is non-eternal’ is proposition (''pratijna''); reason ([[hetu]]) is-‘because of being perceived by senses’; instance (''drishtanta'') is – ‘as pitcher’; correlation (''upanaya'') is – ‘as pitcher is perceived by senses and is non-eternal so is ‘self’; conclusion (''nigamana'') is – therefore, self is non eternal.[32]