Nyaya school
E448530
The Nyaya school is an orthodox Hindu philosophical tradition best known for its rigorous system of logic and epistemology used to analyze reality and support theism.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyaya school canonical | 4 |
| Navadvipa school of logic | 1 |
| Navya-Nyaya tradition | 1 |
| Navya-Nyāya philosophers | 1 |
| Nyaya-Vaisheshika school | 1 |
| Nyāya school | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4512925 — 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 school Context triple: [Uddyotakara, tradition, Nyaya school]
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A.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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B.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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Bhatta school
The Bhatta school is a prominent subtradition of the Mimamsa philosophical system in Hinduism, associated especially with the thinker Kumarila Bhatta and known for its rigorous defense of Vedic ritualism and epistemology.
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D.
Pratyabhijñā school
The Pratyabhijñā school is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition of Kashmir that emphasizes direct recognition of one’s identity with absolute consciousness (Śiva).
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E.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
- 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 school Target entity description: The Nyaya school is an orthodox Hindu philosophical tradition best known for its rigorous system of logic and epistemology used to analyze reality and support theism.
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A.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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B.
Vedanta
Vedanta is a major Hindu philosophical tradition that interprets and systematizes the teachings of the Upanishads, focusing on the nature of ultimate reality (Brahman) and the self (Atman).
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C.
Bhatta school
The Bhatta school is a prominent subtradition of the Mimamsa philosophical system in Hinduism, associated especially with the thinker Kumarila Bhatta and known for its rigorous defense of Vedic ritualism and epistemology.
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D.
Pratyabhijñā school
The Pratyabhijñā school is a non-dual Shaiva philosophical tradition of Kashmir that emphasizes direct recognition of one’s identity with absolute consciousness (Śiva).
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E.
Mimamsa
Mimamsa is an orthodox Hindu philosophical school that emphasizes the ritualistic interpretation of the Vedas and the primacy of dharma as revealed through sacred scripture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical school
ⓘ
astika school of Indian philosophy ⓘ orthodox Hindu philosophy ⓘ |
| acceptsAuthorityOf | Vedas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acceptsPramana |
comparison
ⓘ
inference ⓘ perception ⓘ verbal testimony ⓘ |
| aimOfPhilosophy |
attainment of liberation (moksha)
ⓘ
removal of suffering ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
pramana
ⓘ
valid means of knowledge ⓘ |
| closelyAssociatedWith | Vaisheshika school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debatedWith |
Advaita Vedanta school
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddhist schools ⓘ Mimamsa school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | ancient India ⓘ |
| foundationalText | Nyaya Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder |
Aksapada Gautama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPhase |
Navya Nyaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Nyaya ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist logic
ⓘ
Indian logic ⓘ |
| keyDoctrine |
atomism
ⓘ
causal theory of perception ⓘ distinction between self and body ⓘ realism about external world ⓘ soul as eternal substance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of theism
ⓘ
rigorous logical analysis ⓘ systematic theory of knowledge ⓘ |
| languageOfTexts | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCommentator |
Gangesha Upadhyaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jayanta Bhatta NERFINISHED ⓘ Udayana NERFINISHED ⓘ Uddyotakara NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatsyayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navyaNyayaText | Tattvacintamani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPramanas | 4 ⓘ |
| opposedViewOf | Buddhist idealism ⓘ |
| originatedInCentury | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
epistemology
ⓘ
logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| supportsBeliefIn |
Ishvara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
existence of God ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
debate and dialectic
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syllogistic inference ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nyaya-Vaisheshika school
this entity surface form:
Navya-Nyaya tradition
this entity surface form:
Navya-Nyāya philosophers
this entity surface form:
Navadvipa school of logic
this entity surface form:
Nyāya school