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Mathurānātha Tarkavāgīśa

Indian philosopher
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Mathurānātha Tarkavāgīśa was an Indian philosopher associated with the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy, which focuses on logic and epistemology. The Nyaya system, founded by Gautama, aims to end suffering through right knowledge and is concerned with the means of acquiring that knowledge.12

The Nyaya school identifies four valid means of knowledge: perception, inference, comparison, and testimony. Mathurānātha Tarkavāgīśa was part of the Navya-Nyaya, or "New Nyaya," school, which arose in Bengal around the 11th century and significantly advanced Indian logic.2

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  1. Indian philosophy - The logical period
  2. Nyaya
  3. Indian philosophy - Contributions of Vasubandhu and Asanga

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