Nyaya Sutras
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Hindu philosophical text
Indian philosophical work
Sanskrit text
foundational text of Nyaya school
treatise on logic
The Nyaya Sutras are an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes logic, epistemology, and debate within the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyaya Sutras canonical | 3 |
| Nyāya Sūtra | 3 |
| Nyaya Bhashya | 1 |
| Nyaya Bhashya tradition | 1 |
| Nyaya Sutra | 1 |
| Nyaya philosophical canon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T859476 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nyaya Sutras Context triple: [Nyaya, foundationalText, Nyaya Sutras]
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A.
Katyayana Smriti
Katyayana Smriti is an ancient Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Katyayana, forming part of the classical Dharmashastra tradition.
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B.
Brihaspati Smriti
Brihaspati Smriti is an ancient Indian legal and religious text attributed to the sage Brihaspati, known for its detailed treatment of law, governance, and judicial procedures within the Dharmashastra tradition.
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C.
Grihyasutras
Grihyasutras are ancient Hindu ritual texts that prescribe domestic rites and ceremonies, particularly those related to household life and life-cycle rituals.
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D.
Dharmashastras
The Dharmashastras are a genre of ancient Hindu legal and ethical texts that lay down codes of conduct, social duties, and religious law.
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E.
Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
- 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: Nyaya Sutras Target entity description: The Nyaya Sutras are an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes logic, epistemology, and debate within the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.
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A.
Katyayana Smriti
Katyayana Smriti is an ancient Hindu legal and ethical text attributed to the sage Katyayana, forming part of the classical Dharmashastra tradition.
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B.
Brihaspati Smriti
Brihaspati Smriti is an ancient Indian legal and religious text attributed to the sage Brihaspati, known for its detailed treatment of law, governance, and judicial procedures within the Dharmashastra tradition.
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C.
Grihyasutras
Grihyasutras are ancient Hindu ritual texts that prescribe domestic rites and ceremonies, particularly those related to household life and life-cycle rituals.
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D.
Dharmashastras
The Dharmashastras are a genre of ancient Hindu legal and ethical texts that lay down codes of conduct, social duties, and religious law.
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E.
Brahma Sutras
The Brahma Sutras are a foundational Hindu philosophical text that systematically codifies and interprets the teachings of the Upanishads, forming a core scriptural basis for Vedanta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical text
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Indian philosophical work ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ foundational text of Nyaya school ⓘ treatise on logic ⓘ |
| aimsAt | attainment of liberation through right knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nyaya school ⓘ |
| author |
Gautama
ⓘ
surface form:
Akshapada Gautama
Gautama ⓘ |
| concerns |
criteria of valid cognition
ⓘ
methods of debate ⓘ nature of doubt ⓘ nature of error ⓘ structure of syllogism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| defines |
categories of debate
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fallacies of inference ⓘ types of reasoning errors ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparison
ⓘ
inference ⓘ means of valid knowledge ⓘ perception ⓘ pramana theory ⓘ verbal testimony ⓘ |
| genre | sutra literature ⓘ |
| hasCommentary |
Nyayabhashya
ⓘ
surface form:
Nyaya Bhashya
Nyayamanjari ⓘ
surface form:
Nyaya Manjari
Nyayavarttika ⓘ
surface form:
Nyaya Varttika
Uddyotakara ⓘ
surface form:
Uddyotakara's commentary
Nyayabhashya ⓘ
surface form:
Vatsyayana's commentary
|
| influenced |
Indian logic
ⓘ
Nyaya school ⓘ
surface form:
Navya-Nyaya tradition
later Nyaya commentaries ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
argumentation
ⓘ
debate theory ⓘ epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nyaya Sutras
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nyaya philosophical canon
|
| philosophicalSchool | Nyaya ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the major texts on Indian logic ⓘ |
| region | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| structure | aphoristic sutra format ⓘ |
| studiedIn | traditional Indian philosophical schools ⓘ |
| teaches | five-membered syllogism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| tradition | Astika ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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this entity surface form:
Nyāya Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Nyāya Sūtra
this entity surface form:
Nyaya Sutra
this entity surface form:
Nyaya Bhashya
this entity surface form:
Nyaya Bhashya tradition
this entity surface form:
Nyaya philosophical canon