Nyayasara (Sanskrit: न्यायसार, Romanization: Nyāyasāra) is an ancient treatise in the Nyaya of thought in the Indian philosophy. It was authored by the Indian philosopher Bhasarvajna during the period of 10th century CE in the Indian subcontinent. The original text of Nyayasara was written in the language of the Sanskrit literature.
Etymology
Nyayasara is a compound Sanskrit word having two terms
Nyaya and
Saara. The term Nyaya is the name of the school of logic in the Indian philosophy and the second term Saara translates as summary or essence. Thus the literal meaning of the compound term Nyayasara is "
The Essence of Logic".
Description
Nyayasara is an important treatise in the tradition of Nyaya school of Indian philosophy authored by the eminent
Naiyayika Bhāsarvajña. It was written during the period of the 10th century CE. In the text Nyayasara, Bhasarvajna attempted to reduce the sixteen categories of the original Nyaya Sutras of
Akshapada Gautama, into one. Similarly the author had considered only three
Pramana for the valid sources of knowledge. They are
Pratyaksha, anumāna and śabda.
According to the text Nyayasara, the pramāṇa which is the means of correct knowledge, should be free from any doubt and error.
Later the author Bhasarvajna also wrote a commentary on his own treatise Nyayasara. The commentary is known as Nyayabhushana.
