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biography
pronunciation:
[gohtama]
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| (c.563–c.483 BC)
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| Philosopher, born in Bihar, E India. The founder of Nyaya, one of the six classical systems of Hindu philosophy, his Nyaya Sutras are principally concerned with ways of knowing and of reaching valid logical conclusions. Their claim that one can obtain real knowledge of the external world was disputed by Sriharsha and the Navya-nyaya school founded by Gangesa. |
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