Udayana
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Udayana was a prominent 10th–11th century Indian Nyāya philosopher known for his sophisticated arguments for the existence of God and his influential works systematizing classical logic.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Udayana canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hindu philosopher
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Indian philosopher ⓘ Nyaya philosopher ⓘ logician ⓘ medieval Indian philosopher ⓘ |
| arguedAgainst |
Buddhist philosophical positions
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Mimamsa critiques of theism ⓘ |
| arguedFor | existence of a single supreme God ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
classical Nyaya tradition
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transition to Navya-Nyaya ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
debates on causation
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debates on self (atman) ⓘ refinement of Nyaya inference theory ⓘ systematization of classical Nyaya categories ⓘ |
| developed | sophisticated proofs for the existence of Isvara ⓘ |
| era |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ |
| field |
Indian epistemology
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Indian logic ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| influenced |
Navya-Nyaya tradition
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later Nyaya philosophers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutra)
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Uddyotakara NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatsyayana NERFINISHED ⓘ earlier Nyaya commentators ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arguments for the existence of God
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defense of theism within Nyaya ⓘ systematizing classical Nyaya logic ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atmatattvaviveka
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Kiranavali NERFINISHED ⓘ Laksanavali NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyayakusumanjali NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyayakusumanjali to the existence of Isvara ⓘ Nyayaparisista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
pluralism of categories
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realism ⓘ theism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Nyaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | orthodox Hindu darshana ⓘ |
| region | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | c. 10th–11th century CE ⓘ |
| tradition | Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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