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Nyāyasūtra · c. 200 BCE – 200 CE · Sanskrit
Traditional: Akṣapāda Gautama
Scholarly note: Foundation text of Nyāya realism and epistemology.
Set pramāṇas (means of valid knowledge) and rules for debate to ascertain truth.
Extent · Five books, 528 sūtras
Sūtras grouped by pramāṇa, doubt, syllogism, and liberation.