The Niaya School's Perspective on Perception and Inference

The Niaya school emphasizes that perception is a reliable source of knowledge, but also highlights the importance of inference in obtaining knowledge beyond what is directly perceived. Inferences allow individuals to make conclusions based on signs and signals, such as inferring the presence of a tiger from the sound it makes. The close relationship between perception and inference is highlighted, with inference being seen as an extension of perception to uncover hidden or unseen aspects of the world.