Nyayakusumanjali of Udayana (study)

by Sri Ramen Bhadra | 2014 | 37,777 words

Summary: This thesis studies the Nyayakusumanjali of Udayana, who belonged to the Nyaya-Vaisheshika School of Indian philosophy and lived in the 10th century. The Nyaya-Kusumanjali is primarily concerned with proving the existence of God but also deals with various other important philosophical problems. The book is presented as an encyclopedia of Nyaya-Vaisesika doctrines.

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Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Nyayakusumanjali of Udayana (study) in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Preface

+ Chapter 1 - Introduction

. Udayana: Personal History

. Works of Udayana

. Udayana’s affiliation

. Plan of discussion in Nyāyakusumāñjali

+ Chapter 2 - The first and second Stavakas

. Defence of cause-effect relation

. Summary of Arguments

. The main Argument: Contingency of effect

. Further analysis of the Argument

. Further objection