Nyaya

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orthodox school of Indian philosophy philosophical school school of logic

Nyaya is an orthodox school of Indian philosophy best known for its rigorous system of logic, epistemology, and debate.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Nyāya 3
Navya-Nyaya 2
न्याय 1

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf orthodox school of Indian philosophy ⓘ
philosophical school ⓘ
school of logic ⓘ
accepts categories (padarthas) ⓘ
existence of God (Ishvara) in later developments ⓘ
existence of individual selves (atman) ⓘ
karma and rebirth ⓘ
aimsAt removal of ignorance and suffering through correct reasoning ⓘ
associatedWith Vedic tradition ⓘ
center Mithila region ⓘ
surface form: Mithila (for Navya-Nyaya, historical)

Navadvipa (for Navya-Nyaya, historical) ⓘ
contrastsWith Advaita Vedanta ⓘ
Buddhist epistemology ⓘ
coreConcept doubt (samsaya) ⓘ
example (drstanta) ⓘ
pramana (means of valid knowledge) ⓘ
prameya (objects of knowledge) ⓘ
syllogism (nyaya inference) ⓘ
definesCategory absence (abhava) ⓘ
action (karma) ⓘ
inherence (samavaya) ⓘ
particularity (vishesha) ⓘ
quality (guna) ⓘ
substance (dravya) ⓘ
universal (samanya) ⓘ
developedIn ancient India ⓘ
focusesOn debate theory ⓘ
epistemology ⓘ
logic ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
philosophy of language ⓘ
foundationalText Nyaya Sutras ⓘ
founder Gautama ⓘ
surface form: Aksapada Gautama

Gautama ⓘ
goal liberation (moksha) ⓘ
hasSubtradition Nyaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Navya-Nyaya
influenced Buddhist logic (through debate and critique) ⓘ
Indian logic ⓘ
Nyaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Navya-Nyaya
language Sanskrit ⓘ
majorCommentator Gangesha Upadhyaya ⓘ
Jayanta Bhatta ⓘ
Uddyotakara ⓘ
Vatsyayana ⓘ
metaphysicalView realism ⓘ
method formal debate (vada) with rules and fallacies ⓘ
nativeName Nyaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: न्याय
originatesFrom India ⓘ
partOf Astika traditions ⓘ
Indian philosophy ⓘ
surface form: Hindu philosophy
recognizesPramana comparison (upamana) ⓘ
inference (anumana) ⓘ
perception (pratyaksha) ⓘ
verbal testimony (shabda) ⓘ
studiedIn traditional Indian philosophical education ⓘ
teachesThat liberation is attained through true knowledge of reality ⓘ
timePeriod 1st millennium BCE–1st millennium CE (formative period, approximate) ⓘ
transliteration Nyaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Nyāya

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mimamsa → contrastsWith → Nyaya ⓘ
Nyaya → hasSubtradition → Nyaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navya-Nyaya
this entity surface form: Nyāya
this entity surface form: Nyāya
Nyaya → influenced → Nyaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navya-Nyaya
Nyaya → nativeName → Nyaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: न्याय
Nyaya → transliteration → Nyaya self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nyāya