Pramey pramata what
Pramey pramāta in Jainism refers to the relation between what is known and who knows it.
- Pramey = the object of knowledge (what is to be known).
- Pramāta = the knower (the subject who knows).
In Jain epistemology, knowledge arises when a valid means of knowledge (pramāṇa) apprehends the pramey by a pramāta. Common pramāṇas discussed in Jain works include direct perception (pratyakṣa) and inference (anumāna); some texts also discuss other reliable means, while acknowledging that the validity of each depends on the nature of the knower and the object.
If you’d like, I can give a brief, simple example or point to verses from Jain scriptures that mention pramey and pramāta in context.