Akshapada Gautama Quotes on Knowledge
Akshapada Gautama is the traditional name of the author of the Nyaya Sutras, the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy and one of the six orthodox darshanas. This page collects quotes attributed to Akshapada Gautama on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Akshapada Gautama:
“The means of valid knowledge are perception, inference, comparison, and verbal testimony.”
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Attributed to Akshapada Gautama:
“Right knowledge of the categories of reality is the cause of liberation.”
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Attributed to Akshapada Gautama:
“The world is real and is known by the senses and the reason.”
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Attributed to Akshapada Gautama:
“Inference is knowledge that follows perception, by way of an established connection.”