Philosophers in Modern India/ Dineshchandra Bhattacharya / History of Navya Nyāya in Mithilā/ Mithilā Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning/ Publication: 1987 /Number of pages: 237/
History of Navya Nyāya in Mithilā
The present book is a detailed history of Navya-Nyāya scholarship in Mithilā, located in the state of Bihar, India. Of the two main centres of Navya-Nyāya, Mithilā is well-known for being the birthplace of Gaṅgeśa, the originator of Navya-Nyāya. The book has six chapters: 1. Udayanācarya: his predecessors and successors, 2. Pre-Gaṅgeśa writers, 3. Gaṅgeśa Upādhyaya and his son Vardhamāna, 4. The age of expansion, 5. The age of four M’s and 6. Modern scholarship. The author presents brief life-sketches and brief descriptions of the works of these philosophers.
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| Publication Category |
Philosophers of Modern India |
| Publication Author | |
| Added Author |
Shridhar, Tripathi |
| Publication Language |
English |
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Mithil? Institute of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Sanskrit Learning |
| Publication Place |
Darbhanga |
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1987 |
| No. of Pages |
237 |
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