Vidyadhara Mishra, Vidyādhara Miśra: 1 definition
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Nyaya (school of philosophy)
Source: Shodhganga: A study of Nyāya-vaiśeṣika categoriesVidyādhara Miśra is the name of an undatable writer of Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika system.—Two other authors discovered by Thākur are Vidyādhara Miśra and Śrīkara. All of them are Vaiśeṣikas. (cf. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Vol. II, p.685)
Nyaya (न्याय, nyaya) refers to a school of Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. The Nyaya philosophy is known for its theories on logic, methodology and epistemology, however, it is closely related with Vaisheshika in terms of metaphysics.
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Partial matches: Mishra, Vidyadhara.
Full-text: Shrikara.
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