Philosophers in Modern India/ Gopikamohan Bhattacharyya/ Studies in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Thesim / Sanskrit College / Publication: 1961/ Number of Pages:198 / Series: Calcutta Sanskrit College Research Series No. XIV/
Studies in Nyāya- Vaiśeṣika Thesim
Studies in Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika Theism is a study of the Nyāya arguments for God’s existence, authored by Gopikamohan Bhattacharyya. The present study focuses on the arguments advanced by Udayana.
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