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NYAYA PHILOSOPHY
Aksapada Gautama (600 BC)
INTRODUCTION
   Founded by the sage Gotama, also known as Aksapada.
    Primarily concerned with the conditions of correct
    knowledge and the means of receiving this knowledge
    (Epestemology).
    The science of logic or reasoning – the science of critical
    study (Anviksiki).
   Discovers the validity or invalidity of knowledge.
   Through the process of obtaining valid knowledge of things
    one could secure release from material bondage.
   Obtaining valid knowledge is the only way to obtain release
    from suffering.

NYAYA EPISTEMOLOGY
SIXTEEN DIVISIONS (PADARTHAS) OF
EXTERNAL REALITY
  Nyaya divides perceivable and imperceivable reality into sixteen divisions
      (padarthas) that are
  1.  Pramana, the sources of knowledge
      Prameya, the object of knowledge




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  2.
  3.  Samsaya, doubt or the state of uncertainty
  4.  Prayojana, the aim
  5.  Drstanta, example
  6.  Siddhanta, doctrine
  7.  Ayayava, the constituents of inference
  8.  Tarka, hypothetical argument
  9.  Nirnaya, conclusion
  10. Badha, discussion
  11. Jalpa, wrangling
  12. Vitanda, irrational argument
  13. Hetvabhasa,specious reasoning
  14. Chala, unfair reply
  15. Jati, generality based on a false analogy
  16. Nigrahsthana, the grounds for defeat
1.PRAMAN: SOURCES OF
KNOWLEDGE
   Prama = valid knowledge
    Pramana is that through which valid knowledge




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    is received.
Knowledge itself is of two types:
    1.   Anubhava (experiential) and
    2.   Smriti (memory).

Both categories can be divided into valid and
 invalid knowledge.
        Valid experiential knowledge is called prama and
        Invalid experiential knowledge is aprama.
2. PRAMEYA: THE OBJECT OF
KNOWLEDGE
2.01   Atma - the individual conscious unit
2.02   Sarira - the material body
2.03   Indriyas - the sense organs




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2.04   Artha - the objects of the senses
2.05   Buddhi - cognition
2.06   Manas - the mind
2.07   Pravrti - activity
2.08   Dosa - mental defects
2.09   Pretyabhava - life and death
2.10   Phala - the results of pleasure and pain
2.11   Duhkha - suffering
2.12   Apavarga - permanent relief from all suffering
3. SAMSAY - DOUBT
 A state in which the mind wavers between
  conflicting views regarding a single object.




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 Is that a plant or a human being in the darkness?
  Is that a rope or a serpent?
 Samsaya is not certain knowledge, nor is it a
  mere reflection of knowledge, nor is it invalid
  knowledge.
 It is a positive state of cognition but the cognition
  is split in two and does not provide any definite
  conclusion.
 Doubt is the product of a confused state of mind.
4.PRAYOJANA - AIM
 No action can be performed without an objective,
  a target or an aim.




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 It does not matter if the aim is only presumed or
  is fully understood.
 One acts either to achieve desirable objects or to
  get rid of undesirable ones; these desirable or
  undesirable objects are known as prayojana.
5. DRSTANTA: EXAMPLE
 This refers to using an example or an illustration
  to highlight a common fact and establish an
  argument.




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 Useful examples can be accepted by both parties
  in a dispute.
 For instance, one can say that there must be fire
  because one sees smoke and one can refer to the
  fire and smoke in a kitchen to establish common
  ground.
6. SIDDHANTA: DOCTRINE
 An axiomatic postulate accepted as undisputed
  truth and serves as the foundation for the entire
  theory of a particular system of philosophy.




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 For instance, it is a Nyaya siddhanta that there
  is a Nimitta Karana (efficient cause) of the
  universe
7. AVAYAVA: CONSTITUENTS OF
INFERENCE
 Parts or components.
 Nyaya uses inference to establish reasons and




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  come to conclusions in arguments.
 If an inference has five necessary parts, it is
  assumed that it can give correct knowledge.
 These components are:
    1.   pratijna (statements),
    2.   hetu (reason),
    3.   udaharana (example),
    4.   upanaya (universal proposition) and
    5.   nigamana (conclusion).
8.TARKA HYPOTHETICAL
ARGUMENT
 The mind's jabbering that creates confusion and
  misunderstanding within and without




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 Because the mind is clouded by its own
  modifications, it is very important to wash out
  these confusions before attempting to understand
  something solely through the mind
 Tark is the process of clarifying the confusion

 It is the process of questioning and cross-
  questioning with the mind that leads to a
  particular conclusion.
 Tarka can be useful in differentiating between
  invalid and valid knowledge
9.NIRNAYA: CONCLUSION
 Is certain knowledge that is attained by using
  legitimate means.




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 It is the ascertaining of the truth about
  something, perhaps using Tarka or other ways of
  perception like direct perception, inference,
  testimony or intuition
10. BADHA: DISCUSSION
 A debate between two parties – exponent and
  opponent – on a subject.




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 But both are agreed on using the methods of
  reasoning and logic and valid knowledge can be
  reached if both parties are honest and free from
  prejudices
11. JALPA: WRANGLING
 When the two parties try to defeat each other
  through dishonest means.




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 There is an involvement of ego instead of a true
  search for knowledge.
 Jalpa contains all the characteristics of a valid
  debate except that of aiming to discover truth.
 It is that type of discussion in which each party
  has a prejudice for his own view and thus tries to
  gather all possible arguments in his own favor
 Lawyers sometimes apply this method to win
  their cases in court
12. VITANDA: IRRATIONAL
REASONING
 An argumentation aimed at refuting or
  destroying an antagonist’s position without
  seeking to establish one’s own position – it is




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  mere destructive criticism.
 In irrational reasoning either or both tries to
  refute the other's position instead of establishing
  his own.
 This usually happens when one of the parties
  realizes that his position is weak and that he
  cannot defend his point of view
 Consequently, he irrationally attacks the other's
  case with destructive intent
13. HETVABHASA : SPECIOUS
REASONING
   An irrational argument which is reasoning that
    appears to be valid but is really unfounded




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14.CHALA: UNFAIR REPLY
 A statement meant to cheat or to fool someone in
  an argument.
 A person pretends to understand a word or




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  phrase used in a particular sense as other than
  what was intended and then denies the truth of
  this deliberate misinterpretation of the speaker’s
  words.
 For example, suppose someone's name is Bizarre,
  and in referring to this person, someone says,
  "He is Bizarre." If the listener knowingly
  misconstrues this statement and replies, "He is
  not bizarre; he is just a common ordinary man,"
  then that person is using chala.
15 JATI : GENERALITY BASED ON
FALSE ANALOGY –
 A debate in which an unfair reply or conclusion is
  based on a false analogy.




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 Example of sound – is it non-eternal or eternal?
     A. Sound is noneternal because it is an effect of a
      certain cause, just as a pot is produced from clay.
     One can argue that it is eternal by comparing it with
      the sky.
     But it is a false analogy because there is no universal
      relationship between the non-material and the
      eternal
       In the nyaya system itself, sound is considered
        to he a noneternal quality because it is
        produced and can be destroyed.
16. NIGRAHASTHANA: GROUNDS
FOR DEFEAT
 The grounds on which a person is defeated in his
  argument.




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 Happens when a person misunderstands his own
  or his opponent’s premises and becomes helpless
  and eventually accepts defeat in the debate
 The point at which he accepts his defeat is
  called nigrahasthana
1. PRAMAN: SOURCES OF
OBTAINING KNOWLEDGE
    Praman (Valid)
    1. Pratyaksa (direct perception):.




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    2. Anumana (inference): .

    3. Upamana (comparison): .

    4. Sabda (testimony):

    Aprama (Invalid)
    1. Doubt (samsaya), faulty cognition
       (bhrama or viparyaya) and
    2. Hypothetical argument (tarka).
1. PRAMAN: 1.1 PRATYAKSA
This source occupies the foremost position in Nyaya and is divided
  into
   1.1.1 Laukika or ordinary perception as attained through the senses of six




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      types, viz., visual-by eyes, olfactory-by nose, auditory-by ears, tactile-
      by skin, gustatory-by tongue and mental-by mind.
   1.1.2 Alaukika or extra-ordianry. involves
      1.1.2.1 Samanyalakshana (perceiving generality from a particular object),
      1.1.2.2 Jñanalakshana (when one sense organ can also perceive qualities not
          attributable to it, such as when seeing a chili, one knows that it would be
          bitter or hot), and
      1.1.2.3 Yogaja (when certain human beings, from the power of Yoga, can perceive
          past, present and future and may have supernatural abilities).
1.PRAMAN:1.1PRATYAKSA: 1.1.1
LAUKIK
 1.1.1.1 External (bahya) – any or all of the faculties of sight, sound,
    touch, taste and smell are involved in bringing the object to the
    mind. The five senses are gross senses…




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 1.1.1.2 Internal (manasa) - …and the mind is the subtle sixth sense
    – the faculty which perceives qualities of soul like desire,
    aversion, pleasure, pain and cognition.
 1.1.1 Laukika (ordinary perception) is either
    1.1.1.1 Indeterminate (nirvikalpa) or
    1.1.1.2 Determinate (savikalpa) –
      for instance the first glance at a table shows us just its mere existence, the
      general appearance – a second look shows us the details. Determination is
      always preceded by indeterminate perception.
1.PRAMAN:1.1PRATYAKSA: 1.1.2
ALAUKIK
1.1.2.1      Perception of classes (samanya
   laksana): All people are mortal.




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1.1.2.2      Perception based on association (jnana
   laksana): a block of ice looks cold
1.1.2.3       Intuitive perception (yogaja):
  1.1.2.3.1   Yukta yogins. : Spontaneous intuition
  1.1.2.3.2   Yunjan yogins: Still on path
1.PRAMAN:1.2
ANUMANA (INFERENCE):
It is the detailed process of knowing something not by means of contact
   between the senses and the objects of the world and not by
   observation but rather through the medium of a sign or linga that is
   invariably related to it.




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Anumana – the cognition or knowledge that follows from some other
  knowledge.

Two types of inference –
   1.2.1 Svarthanumana, or inference for oneself
   1.2.2 Parathanumana, inference for others.
   1.2.3Purvavat (inferring an unperceived effect from a perceived
      cause)
   1.2.4Sheshavat (inferring an unperceived cause from a perceived
      effect)
   1.2.5Samanyatodrishta (when inference is not based on causation
      but on uniformity of co-existence).
1.PRAMAN:1.2 ANUMANA: METHOD
The methodology of inference involves a
 combination of induction and deduction by
 moving from particular to particular via




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 generality. It has five steps, as in the example
 shown
  1.   There is fire on the hill (called Pratijna, required to
       be proved)
  2.   Because there is smoke there (called Hetu, reason)
  3.   Wherever there is fire, there is smoke
       (called Udaharana, ie, example)
  4.   There is smoke on the hill (called Upanaya,
       reaffirmation)
  5.   Therefore there is fire on the hill (called Nigamana,
       conclusion)
1.PRAMAN:1.2 ANUMANA: METHOD
CONT….
In Nyaya terminology for this example, the hill
  would be called as paksha (minor term), the fire
  is called as sadhya (major term), the smoke is




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  called as hetu, and the relationship between the
  smoke and the fire is called as vyapti (middle
  term).
Hetu further has five characteristics:
  1.   It must be present in the Paksha.
  2.   It must be present in all positive instances.
  3.   It must be absent in all negative instances.
  4.   It must not incompatible with the minor term or
       Paksha.
  5.   All other contradictions by other means of
       knowledge should be absent.
1.PRAMAN:1.2 ANUMANA: FALLACIES
IN ANUMAN (HETVABHAS)
1.   Asiddha: It is the unproved hetu that results in this fallacy. [Paksadharmata]
      1. Ashrayasiddha: If Paksha [minor term] itself is unreal, then there cannot be locus of the hetu.
         e.g. The sky-lotus is fragrant, because it is a lotus like any other lotus.
      2. Svarupasiddha: Hetu cannot exist in paksa at all. E.g. Sound is a quality, because it is




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         visible.
      3. Vyapyatvasiddha: Conditional hetu. `Wherever there is fire, there is smoke'. The presence of
         smoke is due to wet fuel.
2.   Savyabhichara: This is the fallacy of irregular hetu.
      1. Sadharana: The hetu is too wide. It is present in both sapaksa and vipaksa. `The hill has fire
         because it is knowable'.
      2. Asadharana: The hetu is too narrow. It is only present in the Paksha, it is not present in the
         Sapaksa and in the Vipaksha. `Sound is eternal because it is audible'.
      3. Anupasamhari: Here the hetu is non-exclusive. The hetu is all-inclusive and leaves nothing
         by way of sapaksha or vipaksha. e.g. 'All things are non-ternal, because they are knowable'.
3.   Satpratipaksa: Here the hetu is contradicted by another hetu. If both have equal force, then
     nothing follows. 'Sound is eternal, because it is audible', and 'Sound is non-eternal, because it is
     produced'. Here 'audible' is counter-balanced by 'produced' and both are of equal force.
4.   Badhita: When another proof (as by perception) definitely contradicts and disproves the middle
     term (hetu). 'Fire is cold because it is a substance'.
5.   Viruddha: Instead of proving something it is proving the opposite. 'Sound is eternal because it is
     produced'.
1.PRAMAN:1.2 ANUMANA:
HETVABHAS
Five kinds of fallacious "middle" (hetu) are
   distinguished:
1. the inconclusive (savyabhicara), which leads to more




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   conclusions than one;
2. the contradictory (viruddha), which opposes that
   which is to be established;
3. the controversial (prakaranasama), which provokes
   the very question that it is meant to settle;
4. the counterquestioned (sadhyasama), which itself is
   unproved; and
5. the mistimed (kalatita), which is adduced "when the
   time in which it might hold good does not apply".
ANYATHAKYATIVADA OF NYAYA
   The Nyaya theory of error is similar to that of
    Kumarila's Viparita-khyati (see Mimamsa).
   The Naiyayikas also believe like Kumarila that error




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    is due to a wrong synthesis of the presented and the
    represented objects.
   The represented object is confused with the presented
    one.
   The word 'anyatha' means 'elsewise' and 'elsewhere'
    and both these meanings are brought out in error.
   The presented object is perceived elsewise and the
    represented object exists elsewhere.
   They further maintain that knowledge is not
    intrinsically valid but becomes so on account of
    extraneous conditions (paratah pramana during both
    validity and invalidity).
1.PRAMAN:1.3UPAMANA (COMPAR
ISON):
Upamana refers to the relationship between a word and an object
 that is referred to by the word, produced by the understanding of
 a knowledge of similarity.




                                                                            Nyaya Epistemology
   Eg. A friend describes crab apples as looking like a regular red apple
     but it is smaller and has a longer stem. You go into the forest and
     find a tree bearing this fruit you have never seen but you remember
     the description and conclude that this is a crabapple tree
1.PRAMAN:1.4
SABDA (TESTIMONY):
    Sabda is the knowledge derived from words or sentences. But not
    all verbal knowledge is sabda.
    Sabda is defined as the statement of an apta or a person who




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
    speaks and acts the way he thinks; a person whose mind, action
    and speech are in perfect harmony and is therefore accepted as an
    authority
   Types –
    1.4.1 Vaidika, or the words of the Vedas, and
    1.4.2 Laukika, or the words of humans who are trustworthy.
1.PRAMAN:1.4 SABDA:
CLASSIFCATION
1.4.1 Based on the nature of the object of
   knowledge:




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  1.4.1.1      The trustworthy assertions of ordinary
     persons, saints, sages and scriptures on matters
     related to the perceptible objects of the world. Eg.
     Testimony in court, doctor’s diagnosis, ritual
     prescriptions.
  1.4.1.2      The trustworthy assertions of persons,
     saints, sages and scriptures on matters concerning
     the super-sensible realities. Eg. Physicist on
     atoms, nutritionist on vitamins, seer’s instructions
     on virtue, scriptural statements on God and
     immortality.
1.PRAMAN:1.4 SABDA:
CLASSIFCATION
1.4.2 Based on the nature of the source of the
   knowledge




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All testimony is categorized as either:
  1.4.2.1     Scriptural – refers only to the sacred
     writings related to the Veda and the Veda itself.
     These words are perfect and infallible.
  1.4.2.2   Secular – refers to the testimony of fallible
     human beings and may be either true or false.
1.PRAMAN:1.4 SABDA: NATURE
Nyaya asks: What is a word, what is a sentence and what the nature of
  their construction? It says the essential nature of any word lies in its
  meaning and there must be specific rules governing the arrangement
  of words as without such rules, words can be reordered to convey a




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  meaning different from what was intended.
Nyaya states: All words are significant symbols and have the capacity to
  designate their respective objects. This capacity is called sakti
  (potency) and this potency is said to be the will of God. There are four
  conditions essential to proper functioning of words and sentences:
      Akamsa – expectancy – the word “bring” makes one expect another – jar?
       Book?
      Yogyata – fitness – refers to appropriateness. “Moisten with fire” has no
       “fitness”.
      Sannidhi – proximity – words must be used within appropriate limits of
       time and space in terms of continuity. If you speak a word today, another
       tomorrow, effective communication fails.
      Tatparya – intention – the meaning one intends to convey; dependent on
       context. Confusion comes even in scriptures because one does not
       understand the original intention.
THE NYAYA THEORY OF
CAUSATION
THE NYAYA THEORY OF
CAUSATION
 A cause is defined as an unconditional and
  invariable antecedent of an effect and an effect as
  an unconditional and invariable consequent of a




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  cause.
 The same cause produces the same effect; and the
  same effect is produced by the same cause. The
  cause is not present in any hidden form
  whatsoever in its effect.
     The following conditions should be met:
     The cause must be antencedent [Purvavrtti]
     Invariability [Niyatapurvavrtti]
     Unconditionality [Ananyathasiddha]
NYAYA RECOGNIZES THREE KINDS
OF CAUSE:
1.   Samavayi, material cause. E.g. Thread of a
     cloth.




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2.   Asamavayi, colour of the thread which gives the
     colour of the cloth.
3.   Nimitta', efficient cause, e.g. the weaver of the
     cloth.
CAUSE OF SUFFERING
 A misunderstanding of these twelve aspects of
  reality.




                                                   Causation in Nyaya Philosophy
 Once these twelve are percieved correctly, one
  attains freedom from suffering.
LAW OF KARMA
 Nyaya inquires why some people are happy
  and others are unhappy




                                                   Causation in Nyaya Philosophy
 To claim that each individual suffers or
  attains happiness randomly is not logical
 Gautama postulates that this must be due to
  the law of cause and effect (karma).
 Such a law is not of itself and by itself – it
  lacks intelligence and therefore must be
  guided by a higher principle, an intelligent
  agent who directs karma through the proper
  channels to produce proper consequences.
FIVE KINDS OF ACCIDENTAL
ANTECEDENTS
[ANYATHASIDDHA]
1.   Mere accidental antecedent. E.g., The colour of
     the potter's cloth.




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2.   Remote cause is not a cause because it is not
     unconditional. E.g., The father of the potter.
3.   The co-effects of a cause are not causally
     related.
4.   Eternal substances, or eternal conditions are
     not unconditional antecedents. e.g. space.
5.   Unnecessary things, e.g. the donkey of the
     potter.
NYAYA METAPHYSICS
ATMAN
 The atma is eternal in nature because it is not
  limited by space or time.




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 It also accepts that there are an infinite number
  of atmas.
 One’s own atma can be known through mental
  perception, whereas someone elses atma can only
  be inferred.




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BRAHMAN
 Brahman is the efficient cause of creation,
  maintenance and dissolution




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 Brahman creates all substances from eternal
  atoms of space, time, mind and consciousness.
 Brahman causes these atoms to hold together
  and continue their existence in a particular order
  to maintain the physical universe.




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ARGUMENT FOR EXISTENCE OF
GOD
1.   Kāryāt (lit. "from effect")
2.   Āyojanāt (lit., "from combination")
3.   Dhŗité (lit., "from support")
4.   Dhŗité (lit., "from support")
5.   Pratyatah (lit, "from faith")
6.   Shrutéh (lit., "from scriptures")
7.   Vākyāt (lit., "from precepts")
8.   Samkhyāvişheshāt (lit., "from the specialty of
     numbers")
9.   Adŗişhţāt (lit., "from the unforeseen")
1. KĀRYĀT (LIT. "FROM EFFECT"):
 An effect is produced by a cause, and similarly,
  the universe must also have a cause.




                                                                Brahman
                                                                Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for
 Causes (according to Naiyanikas) are of three
  kinds:
     Samavayi (in case of the universe, the atoms),
     Asamavayi (the association of atoms) and
     Nimitta (which is Ishvara).
    The active cause of the world must have an absolute
      knowledge of all the material of creation, and hence it
      must be God.
    Hence from the creation, the existence of the Creator is
      allegedly proved.                                         46
2. ĀYOJANĀT (LIT., "FROM
COMBINATION")
 Atoms are inactive and properties are
  unphysical.




                                                      Brahman
                                                      Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for
 Thus it must be God who creates the world with
  his will by causing the atoms to join.
 Self-combination of inanimate and lifeless things
  is not possible, otherwise atoms would only
  combine at random, creating chaos.
 Thus there must be the hand of a wise organizer
  behind the systematic grouping of the ultimate
  atoms into dyads and molecules.
 That final organizer is God.
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3. DHŖITÉ (LIT., "FROM SUPPORT")
 Just as a material thing falls off without a
  support, similarly, God is the supporter and
  bearer of this world, without which the world




                                                     Brahman
                                                     Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for
  would not have remained integrated.
 This universe is hence superintended within God,
  which proves his existence




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4. DHŖITÉ (LIT., "FROM SUPPORT")
 Every word has the capability to represent a
  certain object.




                                                       Brahman
                                                       Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for
 It is the will of God that a thing should be
  represented by a certain word.
 Similarly, no knowledge can come to us of the
  different things here, unless there is a source of
  this knowledge.
 The origin of all knowledge should be omniscient,
  and, consequently, omnipotent.
 Such a being is not to be seen in this universe,
  and so it must be outside it. This being is God.
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5. PRATYATAH (LIT, "FROM FAITH")
 Hindu holy scriptures, the Vedas, are regarded as
  the source of eternal knowledge.




                                                      Brahman
                                                      Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for
 Their knowledge is free from fallacies and is
  widely believed as a source of proof.
 Their authors cannot be human beings because
  human knowledge is limited.
 They cannot obtain knowledge of past, present
  and future and in-depth knowledge of mind.
 Hence only God can be the creator of the Vedas.

 Hence his existence is proved from his being the
  author of the Vedas, which he revealed to various   50
  sages over a period of time.
6. SHRUTÉH (LIT., "FROM
SCRIPTURES")
 The Shrutis extol God and talk about his
  existence. "He is the lord of all subjects,
  omniscient and knower of one's internal feelings;




                                                      Brahman
                                                      Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for
 He is the creator, cause and destroyer of the
  world," say the Shrutis.
 The Shrutis are regarded as a source of proofs by
  Naiyanikas.
 Hence the existence of God is proved.




                                                      51
7. VĀKYĀT (LIT., "FROM PRECEPTS"):
   Again, the Veda must have been produced by a
    person because it has the nature of "sentences,"
    in other words, the sentences of the Veda were




                                                       Brahman
                                                       Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for
    produced by a person because they have the
    nature of sentences, just as the sentences of
    beings like ourselves. That person must have
    been God.




                                                       52
8. SAMKHYĀVIŞHESHĀT (LIT.,
"FROM THE SPECIALTY OF
NUMBERS"):
 The size of a dyad or a molecule depends on the
  number of the atoms that go to constitute it.




                                                    Brahman
                                                    Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for
 This requisite number of the atoms that go to
  form a particular compound could not have been
  originally the object of the perception of any
  human being; so its contemplator must be God.




                                                    53
9. ADŖIŞHŢĀT (LIT., "FROM THE
UNFORESEEN"):
 It is seen that some people in this world are
  happy, some are in misery. Some are rich and
  some poor.




                                                       Nyaya Metaphysics
 The Naiyanikas explain this by the concept
  of Karma and reincarnation.
 The fruit of an individual's actions does not
  always lie within the reach of the individual who
  is the agent.
 There ought to be, therefore, a dispenser of the
  fruits of actions, and this supreme dispenser is
  God.
                                                      54
MONOTHEISM IN NYAYA
   [if they assume such] omniscient beings, those endowed
    with the various superhuman faculties of assuming
    infinitesimal size, etc., and capable of creating everything,




                                                                     Nyaya Metaphysics
    then we reply that the law of parsimony bids us assume
    only one such, namely Him, the adorable Lord.
   There can be no confidence in a non-eternal and non
    omniscient being, and hence it follows that according to the
    system which rejects God, the tradition of the Veda is
    simultaneously overthrown; there is no other way open.
   In other words, Nyaya says that the polytheist would have
    to give elaborate proofs for the existence and origin of his
    several celestial spirits, none of which would be logical.
   So it is much more logical to assume only One, eternal and
    omniscient God.
                                                                    55
LIBERATION
To attain this one needs to acquire true knowledge of
  the soul and all the objects of experience. This
  knowledge is called tattvajnana which means “to




                                                            Nyaya Metaphysics
  know reality as completely distinct from unreality”.
There is a 3-stage path.
1.   Sravana – study of the scriptures, understand their
     authority.
2.   Manana – rumination – the aspirant must use his
     own reasoning power to ponder what he has learnt.
3.   Nididhyasana – contemplate on the soul, confirm
     your knowledge and practice that truth in life.       56
SIGNIFICANCE
 Nyaya's most important contribution
  to Hindu thought is its elucidation of
  the pramanas (tools of epistemology).




                                                         Nyaya Metaphysics
 It developed a system of logic adopted by other
  Indian schools of philosophy.
 Nyaya differs from Aristotelian logic in that it is
  more than logic in its own right.
 Obtaining valid knowledge was the only way to
  obtain release from suffering.
 To identify valid sources of knowledge and to
  distinguish these from mere false opinions.
                                                        57
THE END

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  • 2. INTRODUCTION  Founded by the sage Gotama, also known as Aksapada.  Primarily concerned with the conditions of correct knowledge and the means of receiving this knowledge (Epestemology).  The science of logic or reasoning – the science of critical study (Anviksiki).  Discovers the validity or invalidity of knowledge.  Through the process of obtaining valid knowledge of things one could secure release from material bondage.  Obtaining valid knowledge is the only way to obtain release from suffering. 
  • 4. SIXTEEN DIVISIONS (PADARTHAS) OF EXTERNAL REALITY Nyaya divides perceivable and imperceivable reality into sixteen divisions (padarthas) that are 1. Pramana, the sources of knowledge Prameya, the object of knowledge 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy 2. 3. Samsaya, doubt or the state of uncertainty 4. Prayojana, the aim 5. Drstanta, example 6. Siddhanta, doctrine 7. Ayayava, the constituents of inference 8. Tarka, hypothetical argument 9. Nirnaya, conclusion 10. Badha, discussion 11. Jalpa, wrangling 12. Vitanda, irrational argument 13. Hetvabhasa,specious reasoning 14. Chala, unfair reply 15. Jati, generality based on a false analogy 16. Nigrahsthana, the grounds for defeat
  • 5. 1.PRAMAN: SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE  Prama = valid knowledge  Pramana is that through which valid knowledge 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy is received. Knowledge itself is of two types: 1. Anubhava (experiential) and 2. Smriti (memory). Both categories can be divided into valid and invalid knowledge.  Valid experiential knowledge is called prama and  Invalid experiential knowledge is aprama.
  • 6. 2. PRAMEYA: THE OBJECT OF KNOWLEDGE 2.01 Atma - the individual conscious unit 2.02 Sarira - the material body 2.03 Indriyas - the sense organs 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy 2.04 Artha - the objects of the senses 2.05 Buddhi - cognition 2.06 Manas - the mind 2.07 Pravrti - activity 2.08 Dosa - mental defects 2.09 Pretyabhava - life and death 2.10 Phala - the results of pleasure and pain 2.11 Duhkha - suffering 2.12 Apavarga - permanent relief from all suffering
  • 7. 3. SAMSAY - DOUBT  A state in which the mind wavers between conflicting views regarding a single object. 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  Is that a plant or a human being in the darkness? Is that a rope or a serpent?  Samsaya is not certain knowledge, nor is it a mere reflection of knowledge, nor is it invalid knowledge.  It is a positive state of cognition but the cognition is split in two and does not provide any definite conclusion.  Doubt is the product of a confused state of mind.
  • 8. 4.PRAYOJANA - AIM  No action can be performed without an objective, a target or an aim. 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  It does not matter if the aim is only presumed or is fully understood.  One acts either to achieve desirable objects or to get rid of undesirable ones; these desirable or undesirable objects are known as prayojana.
  • 9. 5. DRSTANTA: EXAMPLE  This refers to using an example or an illustration to highlight a common fact and establish an argument. 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  Useful examples can be accepted by both parties in a dispute.  For instance, one can say that there must be fire because one sees smoke and one can refer to the fire and smoke in a kitchen to establish common ground.
  • 10. 6. SIDDHANTA: DOCTRINE  An axiomatic postulate accepted as undisputed truth and serves as the foundation for the entire theory of a particular system of philosophy. 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  For instance, it is a Nyaya siddhanta that there is a Nimitta Karana (efficient cause) of the universe
  • 11. 7. AVAYAVA: CONSTITUENTS OF INFERENCE  Parts or components.  Nyaya uses inference to establish reasons and 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy come to conclusions in arguments.  If an inference has five necessary parts, it is assumed that it can give correct knowledge.  These components are: 1. pratijna (statements), 2. hetu (reason), 3. udaharana (example), 4. upanaya (universal proposition) and 5. nigamana (conclusion).
  • 12. 8.TARKA HYPOTHETICAL ARGUMENT  The mind's jabbering that creates confusion and misunderstanding within and without 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  Because the mind is clouded by its own modifications, it is very important to wash out these confusions before attempting to understand something solely through the mind  Tark is the process of clarifying the confusion  It is the process of questioning and cross- questioning with the mind that leads to a particular conclusion.  Tarka can be useful in differentiating between invalid and valid knowledge
  • 13. 9.NIRNAYA: CONCLUSION  Is certain knowledge that is attained by using legitimate means. 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  It is the ascertaining of the truth about something, perhaps using Tarka or other ways of perception like direct perception, inference, testimony or intuition
  • 14. 10. BADHA: DISCUSSION  A debate between two parties – exponent and opponent – on a subject. 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  But both are agreed on using the methods of reasoning and logic and valid knowledge can be reached if both parties are honest and free from prejudices
  • 15. 11. JALPA: WRANGLING  When the two parties try to defeat each other through dishonest means. 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  There is an involvement of ego instead of a true search for knowledge.  Jalpa contains all the characteristics of a valid debate except that of aiming to discover truth.  It is that type of discussion in which each party has a prejudice for his own view and thus tries to gather all possible arguments in his own favor  Lawyers sometimes apply this method to win their cases in court
  • 16. 12. VITANDA: IRRATIONAL REASONING  An argumentation aimed at refuting or destroying an antagonist’s position without seeking to establish one’s own position – it is 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy mere destructive criticism.  In irrational reasoning either or both tries to refute the other's position instead of establishing his own.  This usually happens when one of the parties realizes that his position is weak and that he cannot defend his point of view  Consequently, he irrationally attacks the other's case with destructive intent
  • 17. 13. HETVABHASA : SPECIOUS REASONING  An irrational argument which is reasoning that appears to be valid but is really unfounded 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy
  • 18. 14.CHALA: UNFAIR REPLY  A statement meant to cheat or to fool someone in an argument.  A person pretends to understand a word or 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy phrase used in a particular sense as other than what was intended and then denies the truth of this deliberate misinterpretation of the speaker’s words.  For example, suppose someone's name is Bizarre, and in referring to this person, someone says, "He is Bizarre." If the listener knowingly misconstrues this statement and replies, "He is not bizarre; he is just a common ordinary man," then that person is using chala.
  • 19. 15 JATI : GENERALITY BASED ON FALSE ANALOGY –  A debate in which an unfair reply or conclusion is based on a false analogy. 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  Example of sound – is it non-eternal or eternal?  A. Sound is noneternal because it is an effect of a certain cause, just as a pot is produced from clay.  One can argue that it is eternal by comparing it with the sky.  But it is a false analogy because there is no universal relationship between the non-material and the eternal  In the nyaya system itself, sound is considered to he a noneternal quality because it is produced and can be destroyed.
  • 20. 16. NIGRAHASTHANA: GROUNDS FOR DEFEAT  The grounds on which a person is defeated in his argument. 16 Padarth of Nyaya Philosophy  Happens when a person misunderstands his own or his opponent’s premises and becomes helpless and eventually accepts defeat in the debate  The point at which he accepts his defeat is called nigrahasthana
  • 21. 1. PRAMAN: SOURCES OF OBTAINING KNOWLEDGE Praman (Valid) 1. Pratyaksa (direct perception):. Nyaya Epistemology 2. Anumana (inference): . 3. Upamana (comparison): . 4. Sabda (testimony): Aprama (Invalid) 1. Doubt (samsaya), faulty cognition (bhrama or viparyaya) and 2. Hypothetical argument (tarka).
  • 22. 1. PRAMAN: 1.1 PRATYAKSA This source occupies the foremost position in Nyaya and is divided into 1.1.1 Laukika or ordinary perception as attained through the senses of six Nyaya Epistemology types, viz., visual-by eyes, olfactory-by nose, auditory-by ears, tactile- by skin, gustatory-by tongue and mental-by mind. 1.1.2 Alaukika or extra-ordianry. involves 1.1.2.1 Samanyalakshana (perceiving generality from a particular object), 1.1.2.2 Jñanalakshana (when one sense organ can also perceive qualities not attributable to it, such as when seeing a chili, one knows that it would be bitter or hot), and 1.1.2.3 Yogaja (when certain human beings, from the power of Yoga, can perceive past, present and future and may have supernatural abilities).
  • 23. 1.PRAMAN:1.1PRATYAKSA: 1.1.1 LAUKIK 1.1.1.1 External (bahya) – any or all of the faculties of sight, sound, touch, taste and smell are involved in bringing the object to the mind. The five senses are gross senses… Nyaya Epistemology 1.1.1.2 Internal (manasa) - …and the mind is the subtle sixth sense – the faculty which perceives qualities of soul like desire, aversion, pleasure, pain and cognition. 1.1.1 Laukika (ordinary perception) is either 1.1.1.1 Indeterminate (nirvikalpa) or 1.1.1.2 Determinate (savikalpa) – for instance the first glance at a table shows us just its mere existence, the general appearance – a second look shows us the details. Determination is always preceded by indeterminate perception.
  • 24. 1.PRAMAN:1.1PRATYAKSA: 1.1.2 ALAUKIK 1.1.2.1 Perception of classes (samanya laksana): All people are mortal. Nyaya Epistemology 1.1.2.2 Perception based on association (jnana laksana): a block of ice looks cold 1.1.2.3 Intuitive perception (yogaja): 1.1.2.3.1 Yukta yogins. : Spontaneous intuition 1.1.2.3.2 Yunjan yogins: Still on path
  • 25. 1.PRAMAN:1.2 ANUMANA (INFERENCE): It is the detailed process of knowing something not by means of contact between the senses and the objects of the world and not by observation but rather through the medium of a sign or linga that is invariably related to it. Nyaya Epistemology Anumana – the cognition or knowledge that follows from some other knowledge. Two types of inference – 1.2.1 Svarthanumana, or inference for oneself 1.2.2 Parathanumana, inference for others. 1.2.3Purvavat (inferring an unperceived effect from a perceived cause) 1.2.4Sheshavat (inferring an unperceived cause from a perceived effect) 1.2.5Samanyatodrishta (when inference is not based on causation but on uniformity of co-existence).
  • 26. 1.PRAMAN:1.2 ANUMANA: METHOD The methodology of inference involves a combination of induction and deduction by moving from particular to particular via Nyaya Epistemology generality. It has five steps, as in the example shown 1. There is fire on the hill (called Pratijna, required to be proved) 2. Because there is smoke there (called Hetu, reason) 3. Wherever there is fire, there is smoke (called Udaharana, ie, example) 4. There is smoke on the hill (called Upanaya, reaffirmation) 5. Therefore there is fire on the hill (called Nigamana, conclusion)
  • 27. 1.PRAMAN:1.2 ANUMANA: METHOD CONT…. In Nyaya terminology for this example, the hill would be called as paksha (minor term), the fire is called as sadhya (major term), the smoke is Nyaya Epistemology called as hetu, and the relationship between the smoke and the fire is called as vyapti (middle term). Hetu further has five characteristics: 1. It must be present in the Paksha. 2. It must be present in all positive instances. 3. It must be absent in all negative instances. 4. It must not incompatible with the minor term or Paksha. 5. All other contradictions by other means of knowledge should be absent.
  • 28. 1.PRAMAN:1.2 ANUMANA: FALLACIES IN ANUMAN (HETVABHAS) 1. Asiddha: It is the unproved hetu that results in this fallacy. [Paksadharmata] 1. Ashrayasiddha: If Paksha [minor term] itself is unreal, then there cannot be locus of the hetu. e.g. The sky-lotus is fragrant, because it is a lotus like any other lotus. 2. Svarupasiddha: Hetu cannot exist in paksa at all. E.g. Sound is a quality, because it is Nyaya Epistemology visible. 3. Vyapyatvasiddha: Conditional hetu. `Wherever there is fire, there is smoke'. The presence of smoke is due to wet fuel. 2. Savyabhichara: This is the fallacy of irregular hetu. 1. Sadharana: The hetu is too wide. It is present in both sapaksa and vipaksa. `The hill has fire because it is knowable'. 2. Asadharana: The hetu is too narrow. It is only present in the Paksha, it is not present in the Sapaksa and in the Vipaksha. `Sound is eternal because it is audible'. 3. Anupasamhari: Here the hetu is non-exclusive. The hetu is all-inclusive and leaves nothing by way of sapaksha or vipaksha. e.g. 'All things are non-ternal, because they are knowable'. 3. Satpratipaksa: Here the hetu is contradicted by another hetu. If both have equal force, then nothing follows. 'Sound is eternal, because it is audible', and 'Sound is non-eternal, because it is produced'. Here 'audible' is counter-balanced by 'produced' and both are of equal force. 4. Badhita: When another proof (as by perception) definitely contradicts and disproves the middle term (hetu). 'Fire is cold because it is a substance'. 5. Viruddha: Instead of proving something it is proving the opposite. 'Sound is eternal because it is produced'.
  • 29. 1.PRAMAN:1.2 ANUMANA: HETVABHAS Five kinds of fallacious "middle" (hetu) are distinguished: 1. the inconclusive (savyabhicara), which leads to more Nyaya Epistemology conclusions than one; 2. the contradictory (viruddha), which opposes that which is to be established; 3. the controversial (prakaranasama), which provokes the very question that it is meant to settle; 4. the counterquestioned (sadhyasama), which itself is unproved; and 5. the mistimed (kalatita), which is adduced "when the time in which it might hold good does not apply".
  • 30. ANYATHAKYATIVADA OF NYAYA  The Nyaya theory of error is similar to that of Kumarila's Viparita-khyati (see Mimamsa).  The Naiyayikas also believe like Kumarila that error Nyaya Epistemology is due to a wrong synthesis of the presented and the represented objects.  The represented object is confused with the presented one.  The word 'anyatha' means 'elsewise' and 'elsewhere' and both these meanings are brought out in error.  The presented object is perceived elsewise and the represented object exists elsewhere.  They further maintain that knowledge is not intrinsically valid but becomes so on account of extraneous conditions (paratah pramana during both validity and invalidity).
  • 31. 1.PRAMAN:1.3UPAMANA (COMPAR ISON): Upamana refers to the relationship between a word and an object that is referred to by the word, produced by the understanding of a knowledge of similarity. Nyaya Epistemology Eg. A friend describes crab apples as looking like a regular red apple but it is smaller and has a longer stem. You go into the forest and find a tree bearing this fruit you have never seen but you remember the description and conclude that this is a crabapple tree
  • 32. 1.PRAMAN:1.4 SABDA (TESTIMONY):  Sabda is the knowledge derived from words or sentences. But not all verbal knowledge is sabda. Sabda is defined as the statement of an apta or a person who Nyaya Epistemology  speaks and acts the way he thinks; a person whose mind, action and speech are in perfect harmony and is therefore accepted as an authority  Types – 1.4.1 Vaidika, or the words of the Vedas, and 1.4.2 Laukika, or the words of humans who are trustworthy.
  • 33. 1.PRAMAN:1.4 SABDA: CLASSIFCATION 1.4.1 Based on the nature of the object of knowledge: Nyaya Epistemology 1.4.1.1 The trustworthy assertions of ordinary persons, saints, sages and scriptures on matters related to the perceptible objects of the world. Eg. Testimony in court, doctor’s diagnosis, ritual prescriptions. 1.4.1.2 The trustworthy assertions of persons, saints, sages and scriptures on matters concerning the super-sensible realities. Eg. Physicist on atoms, nutritionist on vitamins, seer’s instructions on virtue, scriptural statements on God and immortality.
  • 34. 1.PRAMAN:1.4 SABDA: CLASSIFCATION 1.4.2 Based on the nature of the source of the knowledge Nyaya Epistemology All testimony is categorized as either: 1.4.2.1 Scriptural – refers only to the sacred writings related to the Veda and the Veda itself. These words are perfect and infallible. 1.4.2.2 Secular – refers to the testimony of fallible human beings and may be either true or false.
  • 35. 1.PRAMAN:1.4 SABDA: NATURE Nyaya asks: What is a word, what is a sentence and what the nature of their construction? It says the essential nature of any word lies in its meaning and there must be specific rules governing the arrangement of words as without such rules, words can be reordered to convey a Nyaya Epistemology meaning different from what was intended. Nyaya states: All words are significant symbols and have the capacity to designate their respective objects. This capacity is called sakti (potency) and this potency is said to be the will of God. There are four conditions essential to proper functioning of words and sentences:  Akamsa – expectancy – the word “bring” makes one expect another – jar? Book?  Yogyata – fitness – refers to appropriateness. “Moisten with fire” has no “fitness”.  Sannidhi – proximity – words must be used within appropriate limits of time and space in terms of continuity. If you speak a word today, another tomorrow, effective communication fails.  Tatparya – intention – the meaning one intends to convey; dependent on context. Confusion comes even in scriptures because one does not understand the original intention.
  • 36. THE NYAYA THEORY OF CAUSATION
  • 37. THE NYAYA THEORY OF CAUSATION  A cause is defined as an unconditional and invariable antecedent of an effect and an effect as an unconditional and invariable consequent of a Causation in Nyaya Philosophy cause.  The same cause produces the same effect; and the same effect is produced by the same cause. The cause is not present in any hidden form whatsoever in its effect.  The following conditions should be met:  The cause must be antencedent [Purvavrtti]  Invariability [Niyatapurvavrtti]  Unconditionality [Ananyathasiddha]
  • 38. NYAYA RECOGNIZES THREE KINDS OF CAUSE: 1. Samavayi, material cause. E.g. Thread of a cloth. Causation in Nyaya Philosophy 2. Asamavayi, colour of the thread which gives the colour of the cloth. 3. Nimitta', efficient cause, e.g. the weaver of the cloth.
  • 39. CAUSE OF SUFFERING  A misunderstanding of these twelve aspects of reality. Causation in Nyaya Philosophy  Once these twelve are percieved correctly, one attains freedom from suffering.
  • 40. LAW OF KARMA  Nyaya inquires why some people are happy and others are unhappy Causation in Nyaya Philosophy  To claim that each individual suffers or attains happiness randomly is not logical  Gautama postulates that this must be due to the law of cause and effect (karma).  Such a law is not of itself and by itself – it lacks intelligence and therefore must be guided by a higher principle, an intelligent agent who directs karma through the proper channels to produce proper consequences.
  • 41. FIVE KINDS OF ACCIDENTAL ANTECEDENTS [ANYATHASIDDHA] 1. Mere accidental antecedent. E.g., The colour of the potter's cloth. Causation in Nyaya Philosophy 2. Remote cause is not a cause because it is not unconditional. E.g., The father of the potter. 3. The co-effects of a cause are not causally related. 4. Eternal substances, or eternal conditions are not unconditional antecedents. e.g. space. 5. Unnecessary things, e.g. the donkey of the potter.
  • 43. ATMAN  The atma is eternal in nature because it is not limited by space or time. Nyaya Metaphysics  It also accepts that there are an infinite number of atmas.  One’s own atma can be known through mental perception, whereas someone elses atma can only be inferred. 43
  • 44. BRAHMAN  Brahman is the efficient cause of creation, maintenance and dissolution Nyaya Metaphysics  Brahman creates all substances from eternal atoms of space, time, mind and consciousness.  Brahman causes these atoms to hold together and continue their existence in a particular order to maintain the physical universe. 44
  • 45. ARGUMENT FOR EXISTENCE OF GOD 1. Kāryāt (lit. "from effect") 2. Āyojanāt (lit., "from combination") 3. Dhŗité (lit., "from support") 4. Dhŗité (lit., "from support") 5. Pratyatah (lit, "from faith") 6. Shrutéh (lit., "from scriptures") 7. Vākyāt (lit., "from precepts") 8. Samkhyāvişheshāt (lit., "from the specialty of numbers") 9. Adŗişhţāt (lit., "from the unforeseen")
  • 46. 1. KĀRYĀT (LIT. "FROM EFFECT"):  An effect is produced by a cause, and similarly, the universe must also have a cause. Brahman Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for  Causes (according to Naiyanikas) are of three kinds:  Samavayi (in case of the universe, the atoms),  Asamavayi (the association of atoms) and  Nimitta (which is Ishvara). The active cause of the world must have an absolute knowledge of all the material of creation, and hence it must be God. Hence from the creation, the existence of the Creator is allegedly proved. 46
  • 47. 2. ĀYOJANĀT (LIT., "FROM COMBINATION")  Atoms are inactive and properties are unphysical. Brahman Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for  Thus it must be God who creates the world with his will by causing the atoms to join.  Self-combination of inanimate and lifeless things is not possible, otherwise atoms would only combine at random, creating chaos.  Thus there must be the hand of a wise organizer behind the systematic grouping of the ultimate atoms into dyads and molecules.  That final organizer is God. 47
  • 48. 3. DHŖITÉ (LIT., "FROM SUPPORT")  Just as a material thing falls off without a support, similarly, God is the supporter and bearer of this world, without which the world Brahman Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for would not have remained integrated.  This universe is hence superintended within God, which proves his existence 48
  • 49. 4. DHŖITÉ (LIT., "FROM SUPPORT")  Every word has the capability to represent a certain object. Brahman Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for  It is the will of God that a thing should be represented by a certain word.  Similarly, no knowledge can come to us of the different things here, unless there is a source of this knowledge.  The origin of all knowledge should be omniscient, and, consequently, omnipotent.  Such a being is not to be seen in this universe, and so it must be outside it. This being is God. 49
  • 50. 5. PRATYATAH (LIT, "FROM FAITH")  Hindu holy scriptures, the Vedas, are regarded as the source of eternal knowledge. Brahman Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for  Their knowledge is free from fallacies and is widely believed as a source of proof.  Their authors cannot be human beings because human knowledge is limited.  They cannot obtain knowledge of past, present and future and in-depth knowledge of mind.  Hence only God can be the creator of the Vedas.  Hence his existence is proved from his being the author of the Vedas, which he revealed to various 50 sages over a period of time.
  • 51. 6. SHRUTÉH (LIT., "FROM SCRIPTURES")  The Shrutis extol God and talk about his existence. "He is the lord of all subjects, omniscient and knower of one's internal feelings; Brahman Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for  He is the creator, cause and destroyer of the world," say the Shrutis.  The Shrutis are regarded as a source of proofs by Naiyanikas.  Hence the existence of God is proved. 51
  • 52. 7. VĀKYĀT (LIT., "FROM PRECEPTS"):  Again, the Veda must have been produced by a person because it has the nature of "sentences," in other words, the sentences of the Veda were Brahman Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for produced by a person because they have the nature of sentences, just as the sentences of beings like ourselves. That person must have been God. 52
  • 53. 8. SAMKHYĀVIŞHESHĀT (LIT., "FROM THE SPECIALTY OF NUMBERS"):  The size of a dyad or a molecule depends on the number of the atoms that go to constitute it. Brahman Nyaya Metaphysics: Argument for  This requisite number of the atoms that go to form a particular compound could not have been originally the object of the perception of any human being; so its contemplator must be God. 53
  • 54. 9. ADŖIŞHŢĀT (LIT., "FROM THE UNFORESEEN"):  It is seen that some people in this world are happy, some are in misery. Some are rich and some poor. Nyaya Metaphysics  The Naiyanikas explain this by the concept of Karma and reincarnation.  The fruit of an individual's actions does not always lie within the reach of the individual who is the agent.  There ought to be, therefore, a dispenser of the fruits of actions, and this supreme dispenser is God. 54
  • 55. MONOTHEISM IN NYAYA  [if they assume such] omniscient beings, those endowed with the various superhuman faculties of assuming infinitesimal size, etc., and capable of creating everything, Nyaya Metaphysics then we reply that the law of parsimony bids us assume only one such, namely Him, the adorable Lord.  There can be no confidence in a non-eternal and non omniscient being, and hence it follows that according to the system which rejects God, the tradition of the Veda is simultaneously overthrown; there is no other way open.  In other words, Nyaya says that the polytheist would have to give elaborate proofs for the existence and origin of his several celestial spirits, none of which would be logical.  So it is much more logical to assume only One, eternal and omniscient God. 55
  • 56. LIBERATION To attain this one needs to acquire true knowledge of the soul and all the objects of experience. This knowledge is called tattvajnana which means “to Nyaya Metaphysics know reality as completely distinct from unreality”. There is a 3-stage path. 1. Sravana – study of the scriptures, understand their authority. 2. Manana – rumination – the aspirant must use his own reasoning power to ponder what he has learnt. 3. Nididhyasana – contemplate on the soul, confirm your knowledge and practice that truth in life. 56
  • 57. SIGNIFICANCE  Nyaya's most important contribution to Hindu thought is its elucidation of the pramanas (tools of epistemology). Nyaya Metaphysics  It developed a system of logic adopted by other Indian schools of philosophy.  Nyaya differs from Aristotelian logic in that it is more than logic in its own right.  Obtaining valid knowledge was the only way to obtain release from suffering.  To identify valid sources of knowledge and to distinguish these from mere false opinions. 57