Raghunatha Siromani

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Raghunatha Shiromani
Personal details
Born 1477 (1477)
Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, India
Died 1547 (aged 69–70)
India

Raghunatha Shiromani (Bengali: রঘুনাথ শিরোমণি, IAST: Raghunātha Śiromaṇi) (c. 1477–1547[1]) was an Indian philosopher and logician. He was the head ( The Chancellor ) of the Ancient Mithila University also known as Mithila Vidyapeeth.[2] He was born at Nabadwip in present-day Nadia district of West Bengal state. He was the grandson of IAST (IAST: IAST)

(c. 14th century CE), a noted writer on

IAST (IAST: IAST)

from his mother's side. He was a pupil of

IAST (IAST: IAST)

. He brought the new school of Nyaya, Navya Nyāya, representing the final development of Indian formal logic, to its zenith of analytic power.

Raghunatha's analysis of relations revealed the true nature of number, inseparable from the abstraction of natural phenomena, and his studies of metaphysics dealt with the negation or nonexistence of a complex reality. His most famous work in logic was the [[Tattvachintamanididhiti| IAST (IAST: IAST)

]], a commentary on the Tattvacintāmaṇi of [[Gangesha|

IAST (IAST: IAST)

]], founder of the

IAST (IAST: IAST)

school.

References[edit]

  1. Vidyabhusana, Satis Chandra (2006) [1920]. A History of Indian Logic: Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern Schools. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 463. ISBN 81-208-0565-8.
  2. "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

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