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<div>{{short description|Philosopher of the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy}}<br />
'''Udyotakara''' (or '''Uddyotakara''') (c. 6th century CE) was a philosopher of the [[Nyaya]] school of Indian philosophy. ''Subandhu''’s {{IAST |''Vāsavadattā''}} mentioned him as the rescuer of the ''Nyaya''. He was a [[brahmin]] of ''Bharadvaja'' [[gotra]] and he belonged to the [[Pashupata Shaivism|Pashupata]] sect. His philosophical treatise, the ''{{IAST|Nyāyavārttika}}'' was written to defend [[Vatsyayana]]'s ''{{IAST|Nyāyavāṣya}}'' against the criticisms made by [[Dignaga]].<ref>Radhakrishnan, S. ''Indian Philosophy'', Vol. II, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2006, {{ISBN|978-0-19-563820-2}}, p.39n</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of teachers of Nyaya]]<br />
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[[Category:6th-century Indian philosophers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian logicians]]<br />
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