Uddyotakara
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Uddyotakara was a prominent 6th-century Indian philosopher best known for his influential sub-commentary on the Nyāya Sūtras, which significantly shaped the development of Nyāya logic and epistemology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uddyotakara canonical | 3 |
| Uddyotakara's commentary | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uddyotakara Context triple: [Nyaya, majorCommentator, Uddyotakara]
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Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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C.
Purna
Purna is a river in India that serves as one of the important tributaries of the Godavari River.
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Magahi
Magahi is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and surrounding regions.
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Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya is a Gandhian social philosophy and movement focused on the uplift and welfare of all, emphasizing nonviolence, self-reliance, and equitable social order.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Uddyotakara Target entity description: Uddyotakara was a prominent 6th-century Indian philosopher best known for his influential sub-commentary on the Nyāya Sūtras, which significantly shaped the development of Nyāya logic and epistemology.
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A.
Swayam
Swayam is an Indian government-backed online learning platform that provides free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from schools, colleges, and universities across the country.
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B.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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C.
Purna
Purna is a river in India that serves as one of the important tributaries of the Godavari River.
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D.
Magahi
Magahi is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Bihar and surrounding regions.
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E.
Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya is a Gandhian social philosophy and movement focused on the uplift and welfare of all, emphasizing nonviolence, self-reliance, and equitable social order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian philosopher
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Nyaya philosopher ⓘ commentator ⓘ epistemologist ⓘ logician ⓘ |
| acceptedPramana |
comparison
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inference ⓘ perception ⓘ verbal testimony ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nyaya Sutras
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surface form:
Nyaya Bhashya tradition
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| contributedTo |
systematization of classical Nyaya
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transition to later Nyaya ⓘ |
| doctrine | acceptance of four pramanas ⓘ |
| era | classical Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Udayana
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Vachaspati Mishra ⓘ later Nyaya commentators ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Indian epistemology
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Indian logic ⓘ Nyaya epistemology ⓘ Nyaya ⓘ
surface form:
Nyaya logic
|
| knownFor |
critique of Buddhist apoha theory
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defense of Nyaya realism ⓘ development of Nyaya theory of causation ⓘ elaboration of Nyaya theory of perception ⓘ refutation of Buddhist idealism ⓘ systematization of Nyaya inference theory ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainWork | Nyayavarttika ⓘ |
| mainWorkGenre | philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| method | dialectical refutation of opponents ⓘ |
| opposedSchool |
Buddhist epistemology
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Buddhist idealism ⓘ |
| opposedThinkers |
Dharmakirti
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Dignaga ⓘ |
| philosophicalFocus |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
pluralism
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realism ⓘ theism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Nyaya ⓘ |
| region | India ⓘ |
| roleInDebate |
Buddhist logic
ⓘ
surface form:
Nyaya-Buddhist controversy
|
| roleInTradition | defender of orthodox Nyaya ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
research in Nyaya epistemology
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studies in Indian logic ⓘ |
| textTypeOfMainWork | sub-commentary ⓘ |
| tradition | Nyaya school ⓘ |
| wroteCommentaryOn |
Nyaya Sutras
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surface form:
Nyaya Sutra
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| wroteSubCommentaryOn |
Nyaya Sutras
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surface form:
Nyaya Bhashya
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this entity surface form:
Uddyotakara's commentary