Laxman V. Joshi

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ન્યાય દર્શન – એક પરિચય (Nyaya Darshan – Ek Parichay)

The article provides an accessible introduction to the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy. It explains that the Nyaya-sutra attributed to Gautama establishes sixteen categories, including means of…

2016Vol. 39pp. 132–137

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Vol. 28

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Law of Inheritance in the Kautilya's Arthashastra

By Laxman V. Joshi

The first article explores how succession and property rights were systematised in the ancient Indian treatise known as the Arthaśāstra. Kautilya, the royal adviser credited with composing this work,…

2005Vol. 28pp. 1–8

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Vol. 14

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Bhasarvaji’s Definition of Anumana – An Observation

By Laxman V. Joshi

Bhasarvaji defines inference (anumana) in his *Nyayasara* as an indirect means of knowledge relying on valid invariable concomitance (apavaada). The text presents a debate among commentators over the…

February - 1990Vol. 14pp. 83–90

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Vol. 11 · No. 1-4

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Tatpurvakam in Tatpurvakam Trividham Anumānam (NS 1.1.5) in Bhāṣarvajña’s View

By Laxman V. Joshi

In the Nyāya tradition, inference (anumāna) is classified in various ways. This technical article discusses the term ‘tatpurvakam’ in the context of Bhasarvajña’s classification of three kinds of…

1982-1983Vol. 11 · No. 1-4pp. 180–192

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ન્યાય દર્શન – એક પરિચય (Nyaya Darshan – Ek Parichay)

Law of Inheritance in the Kautilya's Arthashastra

Bhasarvaji’s Definition of Anumana – An Observation

Tatpurvakam in Tatpurvakam Trividham Anumānam (NS 1.1.5) in Bhāṣarvajña’s View

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