History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
Which book of Indian logic introduces the New Nyaya (Navya Nyaya) system in Indian philosophy?
AKhandanakhandakhadya
BNyayasiddhanjana
CTattvachintamani ✓ Correct
DPadarthachintamani
Correct answer: (C) Tattvachintamani — The book is the Tattvachintamani, so the answer is the Tattvachintamani.
Explanation
★The book is the Tattvachintamani, so the answer is the Tattvachintamani.
★Gangesha's book Tattvachintamani, the Thought-Jewel of Reality, introduces the New Nyaya system.
★It was written partly in response to Sriharsha's Khandanakhandakhadya.
★The Khandanakhandakhadya was a defence of Advaita Vedanta.
★Gangesha's work gave a new rigour to Indian logic.
★So the book that introduces the Navya Nyaya system is the Tattvachintamani.
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