Nyayavarttika
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Nyāyavārttika is a foundational classical Indian philosophical treatise that elaborates and defends the Nyāya school’s logic and epistemology, composed as an influential sub-commentary on the Nyāya Sūtra.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nyaya Varttika | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical work
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Nyaya text ⓘ Sanskrit commentary ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify Nyaya Sutra meaning
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defend Nyaya positions ⓘ |
| alternativeTransliteration | Nyayavartika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBelongsToSchool | Nyaya school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorInstanceOf | Indian philosopher ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition |
Astika school of Indian philosophy
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Nyaya school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Udayana
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Vatsyayana commentators ⓘ |
| commentaryType | vārttika ⓘ |
| defendsAgainst |
Buddhist epistemology
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Mimamsa objections ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
comparison (upamana)
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inference (anumana) ⓘ perception (pratyaksha) ⓘ pramana theory ⓘ verbal testimony (shabda) ⓘ |
| genre | shastric commentary ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Uddyotakara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
doubt and error analysis
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hetu (reason) ⓘ pramana (means of knowledge) ⓘ vyapti (invariable concomitance) ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Nyāyavārttika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nyayamanjari
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Nyayavarttikatatparyatika NERFINISHED ⓘ later Navya-Nyaya tradition ⓘ |
| isCommentaryOn | Nyaya Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubCommentaryOn | Nyaya Bhashya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indian philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| partOf | classical Nyaya corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
pluralism
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realism ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | sutra-by-sutra commentary ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
modern Indology
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traditional Indian philosophical schools ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine |
existence of external objects
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validity of Vedic testimony ⓘ validity of inference ⓘ |
| timePeriod | circa 6th century CE ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
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Nyaya Varttika