Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutras)
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Gautama, the author of the Nyaya Sutras, was an ancient Indian philosopher credited with founding the Nyaya school of logic and epistemology.
All labels observed (3)
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| Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutra) | 1 |
| Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutras) canonical | 1 |
| Gautama (author of Nyaya-sutra) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4522841 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutras) Context triple: [Vatsyayana, influencedBy, Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutras)]
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Bharata Muni
Bharata Muni is the ancient Indian sage traditionally credited with authoring the Nāṭyaśāstra, the foundational treatise on Sanskrit dramaturgy, performance, and aesthetic theory.
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Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a prominent 7th–8th century Indian philosopher and theologian known for his influential defense of Vedic ritualism and development of the Purva Mimamsa school.
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Patañjali
Patañjali is an ancient Indian sage and scholar traditionally credited with authoring the Yoga Sūtras, a foundational text of classical yoga philosophy.
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Chanakya
Chanakya was an ancient Indian philosopher, economist, and political strategist traditionally credited with authoring the Arthashastra and shaping the rise and governance of the Maurya Empire under Chandragupta Maurya.
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Bhartṛhari
Bhartṛhari was a 5th-century Indian philosopher and grammarian whose work on language, meaning, and the philosophy of grammar profoundly shaped later Indian thought.
- 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: Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutras) Target entity description: Gautama, the author of the Nyaya Sutras, was an ancient Indian philosopher credited with founding the Nyaya school of logic and epistemology.
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A.
Bharata Muni
Bharata Muni is the ancient Indian sage traditionally credited with authoring the Nāṭyaśāstra, the foundational treatise on Sanskrit dramaturgy, performance, and aesthetic theory.
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B.
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa
Kumārila Bhaṭṭa was a prominent 7th–8th century Indian philosopher and theologian known for his influential defense of Vedic ritualism and development of the Purva Mimamsa school.
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C.
Patañjali
Patañjali is an ancient Indian sage and scholar traditionally credited with authoring the Yoga Sūtras, a foundational text of classical yoga philosophy.
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D.
Dharmakirti
Dharmakirti was a 7th-century Indian Buddhist philosopher and logician renowned for his influential works on epistemology and the theory of inference.
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E.
Chanakya
Chanakya was an ancient Indian philosopher, economist, and political strategist traditionally credited with authoring the Arthashastra and shaping the rise and governance of the Maurya Empire under Chandragupta Maurya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu philosopher
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ancient Indian philosopher ⓘ founder of philosophical school ⓘ logician ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aksapada Gautama
NERFINISHED
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Akṣapāda Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ Gotama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithText | Nyāya Sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
criteria of valid knowledge
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methods of rational debate ⓘ refutation of fallacies ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
analysis of comparison (upamāna)
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analysis of inference (anumāna) ⓘ analysis of perception (pratyakṣa) ⓘ analysis of verbal testimony (śabda) ⓘ five-membered syllogism ⓘ theory of pramāṇas (means of valid knowledge) ⓘ |
| field |
Indian philosophy
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ |
| floruit | ancient India (exact dates uncertain) ⓘ |
| goalOfPhilosophy | attainment of liberation (mokṣa) through true knowledge ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary figure ⓘ |
| influenced |
Buddhist logicians
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Hindu epistemology ⓘ Indian logical traditions ⓘ Jain logicians ⓘ Navya-Nyāya tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Nyāya philosophers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoring the Nyāya Sūtras
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founding the Nyāya school of philosophy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWork | Nyāya Sūtras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInSanskrit | Gautama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NyayaSutrasStructure | aphoristic sūtra style ⓘ |
| NyayaSutrasSubject |
debate theory
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epistemology ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Nyāya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religiousContext | orthodox (āstika) Hindu philosophy ⓘ |
| tradition | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutras) Description of subject: Gautama, the author of the Nyaya Sutras, was an ancient Indian philosopher credited with founding the Nyaya school of logic and epistemology.
Referenced by (3)
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Gautama (author of Nyaya Sutra)
this entity surface form:
Gautama (author of Nyaya-sutra)