RELIGIONS
HINDUISM
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Question
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The school in Hindu thought that is most concerned with logic and establishment of proof is the ____ school.
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Nyaya
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Vedanta
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Samkhya
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Yoga
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -These are known as Vaishesika, Nyaya, Samkhya, Yoga, Purva Mimansa and Vedanta or Uttara Mimansa. These six systems of philosophy are said to have been founded by sages Konada, Gotama, Kapila, Patanjali, Jaimini and Vyasa, respectively.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nyaya is Sanskrit word that means “method, ‘’ “rules” or “judgment.” It is one of the six darshans, or ways of viewing the world, according to Hindu philosophy.
Detailed explanation-3: -The best known text from this period is the Brahmanical treatise Nyāya-sūtra (Aphorisms on logic) by Gautama, also known as Akṣapāda (c. 2nd ce), the actual redaction of which is thought by some to date to the third century ce.
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