The Arithmetic of Renunciation: Reconciling Buddhist Logico-Semantics with the Nyāya-Sūtra
While medieval debate halls often framed Buddhism as a heterodox rival to Hindu philosophy, recent m…
PhilosophyResearch2 November 202612 min
The Epistemological Fracture: Empiricism vs. Inference in the *Nayasthān* of the Vedānta
Schools of Nyāya and Vedānta did not merely disagree on metaphysics; they fundamentally diverged on what counts as valid knowledge (*pramāṇa*) regarding the nature of the Self. This analysis dissects a 14th-century debate in the *Pārṣad* manuscripts where Śaṅkara’s advocates were challenged to prove *ātman* is not an inference, reshaping the logical landscape of Indian philosophy.
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