Jayanta Bhatta
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Jayanta Bhatta was a prominent 9th-century Indian philosopher and logician of the Nyāya school, known for his influential works on epistemology, logic, and Hindu philosophical theology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jayanta Bhatta canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
9th-century Indian philosopher
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Hindu theologian ⓘ Indian philosopher ⓘ Nyaya philosopher ⓘ logician ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kashmir Shaivism intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 9th century ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Kashmiri Sanskrit scholarship ⓘ |
| era | early medieval India ⓘ |
| field |
Indian epistemology
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Indian logic ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kashmiri scholastic tradition
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later Nyaya philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutras)
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surface form:
Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutra)
earlier Nyaya commentators ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of Buddhist philosophy
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defense of Vedic authority ⓘ integration of logic with Hindu theology ⓘ systematic exposition of Nyaya epistemology ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Hindu philosophical theology
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nyayakalika
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Nyaya ⓘ
surface form:
Nyayakusumanjali
Nyayamanjari ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
debate theory
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ pramana theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
acceptance of Veda as a pramana
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acceptance of external objects independent of cognition ⓘ acceptance of universals (samanya) ⓘ affirmation of an omniscient Ishvara ⓘ defense of realism against Buddhist idealism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Nyaya ⓘ |
| region | Kashmir ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| tradition |
Hindu philosophy
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Nyaya ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
existence of God
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nature of inference ⓘ refutation of Buddhist apoha theory ⓘ refutation of Buddhist momentariness ⓘ status of scripture as knowledge ⓘ valid means of knowledge ⓘ |
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