Udyotakara (or Uddyotakara) (c. 6th century CE) was a philosopher of the
Nyaya
(Sanskrit: न्याय, ''nyā-yá''), literally meaning "justice", "rules", "method" or "judgment",[brahmin
Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru ...]
of ''Bharadvaja''
gotra
In Hindu culture, the term gotra (Sanskrit: गोत्र) is considered to be equivalent to lineage. It broadly refers to people who are descendants in an unbroken male line from a common male ancestor or patriline. Generally, the gotra fo ...
and he belonged to the
Pashupata sect. His philosophical treatise, the ' was written to defend
Pakṣilasvāmin Vātsyāyana
Pakṣilasvāmin Vātsyāyana was an Indian philosopher, commentator and logician of the Nyaya School. He is the author of the Commentary, "Nyāya", the first full commentary on the Nyāya-sūtra of Nyāya Sūtras, Gautama (c. 150 CE), which is its ...
's ' against the criticisms made by
Dignaga.
[Radhakrishnan, S. ''Indian Philosophy'', Vol. II, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2006, , p.39n]
See also
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List of teachers of Nyaya
This is a list of teachers of Nyaya (including ''Navya-Nyāya''), one of the six '' astika'' Hindu philosophical systems.
# Akṣapāda Gautama
# Vātsyāyana
# Udyotakara
# Jayanta Bhatta
# Vācaspati Miśra
# Bhāsavarajña
# Udayana
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6th-century Indian philosophers
Indian logicians
Nyaya
6th-century Indian writers