Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

Statement I:In inference for others, the Naiyayikas require five steps.

Statement II:In inference for oneself, the Naiyayikas require only three steps.

ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true ✓ Correct

BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false

CStatement I is true but Statement II is false

DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Explanation

Both statements about the number of steps are true.

Inference for others, parartha, is set out in the full five-membered syllogism.

Its members are the thesis, reason, example, application and conclusion.

Inference for oneself, svartha, needs no such elaborate statement and can rest on three steps.

Fewer members suffice when one only satisfies one's own understanding.

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