Nyāya

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:allows gptkb:God_(Ishvara)
realism
atomism
pluralism
gptkbp:centralTo gptkb:Mithila
gptkb:Navadvipa
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Jainism
gptkb:Cārvāka
gptkbp:emphasizes pramāṇas (means of knowledge)
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:logic
gptkb:philosophy
metaphysics
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Akṣapāda_Gautama
gptkbp:goal liberation (moksha)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nyāya
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Upanishads
Buddhist logic
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Upanishads
Sanskrit literature
gptkbp:isOneOf six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:laterDevelopment gptkb:Navya-Nyāya
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Nyāya_Sūtras
gptkbp:notableCommentators gptkb:Gangeśa_Upādhyāya
gptkb:Jayanta_Bhatta
gptkb:Uddyotakara
gptkb:Vātsyāyana
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Buddhist_idealism
skepticism
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:period circa 2nd century BCE
gptkbp:recognizedBy comparison
inference
perception
verbal testimony
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vaiśeṣika
gptkbp:schoolType astika (orthodox)
gptkbp:studiedIn Ancient Indian universities
gptkbp:teaches critical thinking
analysis of cognition
analysis of inference
analysis of language
analysis of perception
methods of debate
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Nyāya
gptkb:Nyāya_Bhāṣya
gptkb:Nyāyavārttika
gptkb:Mīmāṃsā
gptkb:Mīmāṃsā_tradition
gptkb:Prābhākara_Mīmāṃsā
gptkb:Nyāya_Sūtras
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7