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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Philosopher of the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Udyotakara&#039;&#039;&#039; (or &#039;&#039;&#039;Uddyotakara&#039;&#039;&#039;) (c. 6th century CE) was a philosopher of the [[Nyaya]] school of Indian philosophy. &#039;&#039;Subandhu&#039;&#039;’s {{IAST |&#039;&#039;Vāsavadattā&#039;&#039;}} mentioned him as the rescuer of the &#039;&#039;Nyaya&#039;&#039;. He was a [[brahmin]] of &#039;&#039;Bharadvaja&#039;&#039; [[gotra]] and he belonged to the [[Pashupata Shaivism|Pashupata]] sect. His philosophical treatise, the &#039;&#039;{{IAST|Nyāyavārttika}}&#039;&#039; was written to defend [[Vatsyayana]]&#039;s &#039;&#039;{{IAST|Nyāyavāṣya}}&#039;&#039; against the criticisms made by [[Dignaga]].&lt;ref&gt;Radhakrishnan, S. &#039;&#039;Indian Philosophy&#039;&#039;, Vol. II, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2006, {{ISBN|978-0-19-563820-2}}, p.39n&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of teachers of Nyaya]]<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:6th-century Indian philosophers]]<br /> [[Category:Indian logicians]]<br /> [[Category:Nyaya]]<br /> [[Category:6th-century Indian writers]]</div>

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