Logic · Metaphysics · Inquiry

Shastra — Darśanas of Knowledge

Nyaya logic, Advaita Vedanta, and comparative frameworks of knowing

Explore classical Hindu Shastra as living tools of inquiry—Nyaya’s padārthas and fallacies, Advaita’s levels of reality and Māyā, and comparative maps with Western and Buddhist logic.

Featured Nyaya Sixteen Padārthas Gautama’s sixteen categories—from pramāṇa to debate—guiding inquiry from doubt to liberation. 15 min read Featured Advaita Vedanta Levels of Reality Prātibhāsika, Vyāvahārika, and Pāramārthika—Advaita’s three orders of being and sublation. 12 min read Nyaya Hetvābhāsas Nyaya’s five pseudo-reasons: irregular, contradictory, counterbalanced, unestablished, and mistimed. 9 min read Advaita Vedanta Māyā & Two Powers How veiling and projection create the world-appearance, and how śravaṇa–manana–nididhyāsana dismantle them. 11 min read Comparative Buddhist Logic vs Nyaya How Buddhist and Nyaya traditions differ on perception, inference, and the count of valid pramāṇas. 11 min read Comparative Khyātivāda Nyaya, Buddhist, and Advaita accounts of illusion—Anyathākhyāti to Anirvacanīyakhyāti. 12 min read Comparative Nyaya vs Aristotle Five-step Nyaya inference for convincing others compared with Aristotle’s three-step syllogism. 10 min read Comparative Nyaya ↔ Western Fallacies Side-by-side mapping of Hetvābhāsas to Western fallacy categories with comparative examples. 12 min read

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