Bhasarvajna
Ācārya Bhāsarvajña | |
|---|---|
भासर्वज्ञ | |
| Personal life | |
| Era | 10th century CE |
| Region | Kashmir |
| Main interest(s) | Nyāya Śāstra, Indian philosophy |
| Notable work(s) | Nyāyasāra, Nyāyabhūṣaṇa, Gaṇakārikā, Ratnaṭīkā |
| Known for | Author of Nyāya and Pāśupata works |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Bhāsarvajña (Sanskrit: भासर्वज्ञ) was an Indian philosopher active in the 10th century CE.[1][2] He is known primarily as a representative of the classical Nyāya school of Indian philosophy, and as the author of the Nyāyasāra.[3]
Life and background
Little is known about Bhāsarvajña’s life. He is often associated with the Kashmir region in later scholarship.[4]
Works
In addition to the Nyāyasāra, Bhāsarvajña is traditionally credited with the Nyāyabhūṣaṇa, an extensive auto-commentary on the Nyāyasāra that engages critically with rival epistemological positions.[5]
Bhāsarvajña is also associated with the Gaṇakārikā, a concise handbook of Pāśupata Śaiva doctrine. This association derives primarily from a manuscript colophon edited by C. D. Dalal, who attributed both the Gaṇakārikā and its commentary, the Ratnaṭīkā, to Bhāsarvajña on the basis of a Patan manuscript tradition.[6] The attribution has been disputed in later scholarship, with several scholars arguing instead that Bhāsarvajña authored only the Ratnaṭīkā, the commentary on the Gaṇakārikā.[7][8]
While the Nyāyasāra is available in many editions, having been the subject of over a dozen commentaries, the Nyāyabhūṣaṇa is available in only one printed edition based on a single manuscript.
References
- ^ "Indian philosophy - Bhartrihari, Mandana Mishra | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-10-17. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Kisor Kumar (1995-03-01). Definition and Induction: A Historical and Comparative Study. University of Hawaii Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-8248-1658-2.
- ^ Vishvanath P. (1921). Nyāyasāra of Bhāsarvajña (2nd ed.).
- ^ Sastri, S. Subrahmayya (1961). Nyayasarah Of Bhasarvajna With The Commentaries. p. 7.
- ^ Potter, Karl H. (1977). Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Volume II: Indian Metaphysics and Epistemology: The Tradition of Nyāya-Vaiśeṣika up to Gaṅgeśa. Princeton University Press.
- ^ Dalal, C. D. (1920). Gaṇakārikā and Ratnaṭīkā. Bombay: Government Central Press.
- ^ Dasgupta, Surendranath (1955). A History of Indian Philosophy. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press.
- ^ Sanderson, Alexis (2014). "The Śaiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Śaivism during the Early Medieval Period". In Einoo, Shingo (ed.). Genesis and Development of Tantrism. Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo.