Nyayabhashya
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Nyayabhashya is an influential ancient Indian philosophical commentary that systematizes and explains the foundational texts of the Nyaya school of logic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nyaya Bhashya | 1 |
| Nyayabhashya canonical | 1 |
| Vatsyayana's commentary | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nyayabhashya Context triple: [Vatsyayana, notableWork, Nyayabhashya]
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A.
Nyayavarttika
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.
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Sri Bhashya
Sri Bhashya is Ramanujacharya’s authoritative Sanskrit commentary on the Brahma Sutras, foundational to the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta philosophy.
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C.
Brahma Sutra Bhashya
Brahma Sutra Bhashya is Adi Shankaracharya’s influential commentary on the Brahma Sutras that systematically expounds the non-dualistic philosophy of Advaita Vedanta.
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D.
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.
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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: Nyayabhashya Target entity description: Nyayabhashya is an influential ancient Indian philosophical commentary that systematizes and explains the foundational texts of the Nyaya school of logic.
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A.
Nyayavarttika
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.
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B.
Sri Bhashya
Sri Bhashya is Ramanujacharya’s authoritative Sanskrit commentary on the Brahma Sutras, foundational to the Vishishtadvaita school of Vedanta philosophy.
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C.
Brahma Sutra Bhashya
Brahma Sutra Bhashya is Adi Shankaracharya’s influential commentary on the Brahma Sutras that systematically expounds the non-dualistic philosophy of Advaita Vedanta.
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D.
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.
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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 (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosophical work
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Nyaya text ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ commentary ⓘ philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain the foundational texts of the Nyaya school
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to systematize the foundational texts of the Nyaya school ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nyaya school of logic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
classical Indian philosophical literature
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commentaries on sutra texts ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Nyaya Sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| describedAs | influential ancient Indian philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
fallacies in reasoning
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logical analysis ⓘ means of knowledge ⓘ structure of inference ⓘ valid knowledge ⓘ |
| genre | shastra commentary ⓘ |
| hasRole |
exegesis of Nyaya Sutras
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systematization of Nyaya doctrines ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Indian logic
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later Nyaya commentarial tradition ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Indian logic
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Nyaya philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ debate theory ⓘ epistemology ⓘ inference ⓘ perception ⓘ pramana theory ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
epistemology in Indian philosophy
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Nyaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in many modern editions) ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Nyaya pandits
NERFINISHED
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scholars of Indian philosophy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| tradition | Astika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | traditional manuscript culture ⓘ |
| usedFor | study of Nyaya logic ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional Indian philosophical education ⓘ |
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Subject: Nyayabhashya Description of subject: Nyayabhashya is an influential ancient Indian philosophical commentary that systematizes and explains the foundational texts of the Nyaya school of logic.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Nyaya Bhashya
this entity surface form:
Vatsyayana's commentary