Nyayabhashya, Nyaya-bhashya, Nyāyabhāṣya: 4 definitions
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Nyayabhashya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Nyāyabhāṣya can be transliterated into English as Nyayabhasya or Nyayabhashya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
The Nyāyabhāṣya by Vātsāyana is a classic Sanskrit commentary on the Nyāyasūtras by Akṣapāda Gautama, exposing the Nyāya school of philosophy. Nyāya (“method”) is one of the six orthodox schools of Hinduism who accept the authority of the Vedas, primarily dealing with logic, methodology and metaphysics.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Nyāyabhāṣya (न्यायभाष्य) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Paris. (B 91a). Rice. 112.
—by Udayana. Khn. 64. This is the Nyāyavārttikatātparyapariśuddhi.
—by Vātsyāyana. See Nyāyasūtra.
Nyāyabhāṣya (न्यायभाष्य):—[=ny-āya-bhāṣya] [from ny-āya] n. Name of [work]
Nyāyabhāṣya (न्यायभाष्य):—n. Titel eines Commentars zum Nyāyasūtra [HALL 20.] [Oxforder Handschriften 178,a,35.] kṛt d. i. Vātsyāyana [177,b, No. 403.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Nyaya, Bhashya.
Starts with (+0): Nyayabhashyakara.
Full-text (+0): Vatsyayana, Uddisati, Pariksha, Lakshana, Nyayasara, Moksha, Nyayavarttika, Nyayasutra, Padartha, Paramanu.
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Cosmogony in Indian Philosophy (study) (by Rashmi Rekha Goswami)
Part 1 - A brief note on Nyāya philosophy < [Chapter 3 - Cosmogony in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika and Yoga philosophy]
Part 2 - Cosmogony in Nyāya philosophy < [Chapter 3 - Cosmogony in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika and Yoga philosophy]
Part 4 - Role of God and Adṛṣṭa in the evolutionary process < [Chapter 3 - Cosmogony in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika and Yoga philosophy]
Philosophy of Charaka-samhita (by Asokan. G)
Knowledge (pramāṇa) [in Charaka philosophy] < [Chapter 6 - Source of Knowledge (pramāṇa)]
Dialectical terms (22): Quibble (chala) < [Chapter 7 - Logic and Dialectical Speculations]
The Foundational “Self” (cetanādhātu) < [Chapter 4 - Self (Puruṣa)]
The validity of Anumana (inference) in Nyaya system (by Babu C. D)
Chapter 2.9 - Pramanas in Nyaya Philosophy
Chapter 3 - Anumana (Inference) in Nyayashastra
The Nyaya theory of Knowledge (by Satischandra Chatterjee)
Part 3 - The import of Words (pada) < [Chapter 18 - The nature and classification of Words (pada)]
Part 1 - Primacy of Perception over other Methods of Knowledge < [Chapter 6 - The definition of Perception]
Part 4 - The Logical Form of Inference (anumana) < [Chapter 13 - Classification and logical forms of Inference (anumana)]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika (critical and historical study) (by Aruna Rani)
4. Authors of Nyaya (b): Vatsyayana < [Chapter 2 - Historical Study of Nyaya system]
Nature of the Individual Self (Jivatman) < [Chapter 7 - Conception of Soul (Atman)]
Nyava’s stand on the other means of knowledge < [Chapter 3 - Theory of Pramanas (epistemology)]
Tarkabhasa of Kesava Misra (study) (by Nimisha Sarma)
4. Nyaya-Vaisesika Philosophy (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
2. Nyaya Philosophy (Introduction) < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]