Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
The oldest extant Nyaya text, the Nyaya-sutra, is attributed to the great guru
APatanjali
BGautama ✓ Correct
CVatsyayana
DUdayana
Correct answer: (B) Gautama — The Nyaya-sutra is attributed to Gautama, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Nyaya-sutra is attributed to Gautama, so that is the answer.
★Gautama, also called Akshapada, is the traditional founder of the Nyaya school.
★His Nyaya-sutra is the oldest surviving text of the system.
★Vatsyayana wrote the earliest commentary (bhashya) on it.
★Udayana came much later in the Nyaya tradition.
★So the answer is Gautama.
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