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leads to true knowledge 63 the five fallacies or errors according to nyayasutras are to be avoided in addition to watching for debating tricks chala used by those whose aim is not true knowledge 63 the five forms of bogus reasoning identified by the text states ganeri are 64 65 the wandering or erratic nyayasutra 1 2 5 66 the contradictory nyayasutra 1 2 6 66 the unproven nyayasutra 1 2 8 66 the counterbalanced nyayasutra 1 2 7 66 the untimely overgeneralization across time or sublated nyayasutra 1 2 9 66 67 theory of causality edit the nyayasutras dedicate many sections on causality and causal relations karana sanskrit कारण particularly book 4 68 69 causes in nyaya view states fowler are antecedents of their effects invariably and unconditionally 70 a specific effect is produced by a specific cause plurality in causes is accepted a specific cause produces a specific effect and no other plurality in effect or contradictory effect is not accepted there cannot be reciprocity to a cause either we misunderstand the cause or misapprehend the effect 70 the text rejects remote or supernatural causes and rejects that qualities are causes causes are immediately antecedent causes exist before an effect in time and to know something is to understand the effect and the specific cause s 70 71 the text identifies three types of causes inherent or material cause samavayi karana non inherent cause asamavayi karana and efficient cause nimitta karana 72 these it states arise from dravya substance guna quality and karma action 70 73 theory of negatives edit the text seeds the theory of negative entities where both being and non being presence and absence of something is considered correct and useful knowledge 74 absence of a book on a table or absence of particular color in a painting has a place in its epistemic process in addition to positively verifiable characteristics of the table or a painting 74 god in nyayasutras edit early nyaya school scholars considered the hypothesis of ishvara as a creator god with the power to grant blessings boons and fruits 75 76 in nyayasutra s book 4 chapter 1 examines what causes production and destruction of entities life matter in the universe it considers many hypotheses including ishvara verses 19 21 postulate that ishvara exists and is the cause states a consequence of the postulate then presents contrary evidence and from contradiction concludes that the postulate must be invalid 77 सिद्धान्तसूत्र ईश्वरः कारणम् पुरुषकर्माफल्यदर्शनात् पूर्वपक्षसूत्र न पुरुषकर्माभावे फ्लानिष्पत्तेः सिद्धान्तसूत्र तत्कारितत्वादहेतुः proposition sutra ishvara is the cause since we see sometimes human action lacks fruits results prima facie objection sutra this is not so since as a matter of fact no fruit is accomplished without human action conclusion sutra not so since it is influenced by him nyaya sutra 4 1 19 4 1 21 77 other scholars of nyaya school reconsidered this question and offered arguments for what is god ishvara and various arguments to prove the existence of ishvara 78 the 5th century ce nyaya school scholar prastapada for example revisited the premise of god he was followed by udayana who in his text nyayakusumanjali interpreted it in verse 4 1 21 of nyaya sutra above as human action and him as ishvara then he developed counter arguments to prove the existence of ishvara a reasoning that fueled the debate and disagreements on god in neo nyaya and other hindu traditions of 2nd millennium ce 77 79 80 soul self exists inner freedom edit the soul is the perceiver of all that brings pain and pleasure the experiencer of all pains and pleasures the knower of all pains pleasures and their causes the ground of consciousness knowledge and cognitions the soul self can be known nyayasutras interpreted by jeaneane fowler perspectives of reality an introduction to the philosophy of hinduism 81 a large part of the third book of the nyayasutras is dedicated to the premise and the nature of a self soul atman and its relation to knowledge liberation from sorrow and inner freedom moksha 81 82 philosophy a form of yoga edit the sutras 4 2 42 to 4 2 48 of nyayasutras states stephen phillips state that philosophy is a form of yoga 83 the text recommends yogic meditation in quiet places such as a forest cave or sandy beach in sutra 4 2 42 that the knowledge seeker should purify one s soul by yamas niyamas and spiritualism of yoga in sutra 4 2 46 84 85 meditation is a treasured and recommended practice in the text and extensively discussed by nyaya scholars that followed aksyapada gautama 86 vatsyayana wrote in his commentary on nyayasutras for example that meditation is that which enables the mind to contact one s soul which is accompanied by a conscious eagerness to get at the truth and such meditation is an essential practice to gain true knowledge 86 the nyayasutras state that one must study the means of correct knowledge and hold discussions with the learned sincere and unenvious fellow seekers of knowledge state sutras 4 2 47 and 4 2 48 84 85 one must translates phillips take into account consideration of personal character as well as the nature of beliefs held by the opponent in deciding the nature of one s discussions according to nyayasutras 87 in some cases asserts the text it is better to avoid arguing with hostile opponents and use methods of knowledge like a fence is used to safeguard the growth of seeds 84 85 commentaries edit the earliest surviving complete bhasya review and commentary on nyaya sutras is by vatsyayana 3 this commentary itself inspired many secondary and tertiary bhasya vatsyayana s commentary has been variously dated to be from the 5th century ce 3 or much earlier around 2nd century bce 13 another often studied surviving commentary on the text is credited to vacaspati mishra from about 9th century ce 3 liberation is impossible without knowledge of the real nature of the world to achieve liberation and to know the soul one must take shelter of yoga practices because without this knowledge knowledge of reality is not obtained akṣapada gautama in nyayasutra 86 other historical indian commentaries and works inspired by nyayasutras and which have survived into the modern era include nyaya varttika by 6th century uddyotakara nyaya bhasyatika by 6th century bhavivikta another nyaya bhasyatika by 7th century aviddhakarna nyaya bhusana by 9th century bhasarvajana nyaya manjari by 9th century kashmir scholar jayanta bhatta nyaya prakirnaka by 10th century karnata scholar trilocana and nyaya kandali by 10th century bengal scholar sridhara 13 14 numerous other commentaries are referenced in other indian historical texts but these manuscripts are either lost or yet to be found starting around 11th to 12th century ce udayana wrote a primary work that built upon and expanded the theories on reason found in nyayasutras udayana s work created the foundation for navya nyaya new nyaya school 5 the hindu scholar gangesa of 13th or 14th century integrated the gautama s nyayasutras and udayana s navya nyaya work to create the influential tattvacintāmaṇi text considered a masterpiece by scholars 5 88 influence edit on hinduism s soul buddhism s no soul debate edit the nyaya sutras have been one of the foundations for the historic debate between hinduism s premise that purusa spirit ultimate reality and atman selfhood soul exists and buddhism s premise that there is voidness and anatta no soul 89 90 91 in nyaya sutra the buddhist premises and arguments to refute those premise are found in many chapters note 2 such as sutras of chapters 3 2 4 1 and 4 2 92 the text has been influential in this debate with the 2nd century buddhist scholar nagarjuna states that the nyaya school and buddhism differ on their conception of self atman and their views on the vedas and the sutra 4 2 25 of nyayasutra is addressed against the madhyamika system of buddhism 16 note 3 nagarjuna s madhyamika karika targets nyaya sutra among other hindu texts for his critique and to establish his doctrine of no self and voidness in this text and vigrahavya vartani he presents his proof of voidness by challenging the pramanas at the foundation of nyaya sutras 92 96 97 in his work pramana vihetana nagarjuna takes up each of the sixteen categories of knowledge in gautama s nyaya sutras at the foundation of nyaya s discussion of soul exists and the nature of soul in liberation process and critiques them using the argument that these categories are relational and therefore unreal 92 the nagarjuna s texts along with gautama s nyaya sutras states sanjit sadhukhan influenced vatsyayana s work who called nagarjuna s doctrine of voidness as flawed and presented his arguments refuting nagarjuna s theory on objects of knowledge are unreal like a dream or a form of jugglery and a mirage but by first presenting his demonstration that the theory of reason and knowledge in the nyaya sutras are valid 92 98 the buddhist thesis that all things are negative in nature inasmuch as a thing s nature is constituted by its differences from others or the hindu thesis counter arguing the buddhist thesis have been accepted is still unclear because nothingness cannot be proved and existence of soul has been claimed solely on the basis of personal feeling and experience citation needed on vedanta traditions edit the nyayasutras were influential to the vedanta schools of hindu philosophy and provided the epistemological foundations 99 100 the terms nyaya and mimamsa were synonymous states hajime nakamura in the earliest dharmasutras of 1st millennium bce 101 over time nyaya mimamsa and vedanta became three distinct and related schools 101 translations edit nandalal sinha mahamahopadhyaya satisa chandra vidyabhusana the nyaya sutras of gotama the sacred books of the hindus 1930 motilal banarsidass 1990 reprint isbn 978 81 208 0748 8 munshiram manoharlal reprint 2003 isbn 978 81 215 1096 7 ganganatha jha nyaya sutras of gautama 4 vols motilal banarsidass 1999 reprint isbn 978 81 208 1264 2 see also edit debates in ancient india nyaya notes edit francis clooney states nyaya is the traditional school of hindu logic in the early centuries bce the nyaya logicians undertook the project of describing the world in a coherent rational fashion and without reliance on revelation or a commitment to any particular deity nyaya s primary text the nyaya sutras of gautama can be read as a neutral analysis neither favoring nor opposing the idea of god 8 nyayasutras 3 2 10 17 present its argument against buddhist momentariness of everything while sutras 4 1 37 40 challenge the voidness of everything premise of buddhism sutras 4 2 6 4 2 11 question its whole is not separate from parts premise and sutras 4 2 26 37 present its refutation of buddhism s denial of objects and observed reality premises 92 like other schools of hinduism the nyaya school holds the premise soul exists and soul or self atman is a self evident truth buddhism in contrast holds the 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