Philosophers

Akshapada Gautama

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Philosophy Atlas. "Akshapada Gautama." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://philosophy.interactiveatlas.org/philosophers/akshapada-gautama.

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Philosophy Atlas. (n.d.). Akshapada Gautama. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://philosophy.interactiveatlas.org/philosophers/akshapada-gautama

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@misc{philosophyatlas-akshapada-gautama,
  author = {Philosophy Atlas},
  title = {Akshapada Gautama},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://philosophy.interactiveatlas.org/philosophers/akshapada-gautama},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Akshapada Gautama is the philosopher traditionally credited with the Nyaya-sutra, the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy, usually dated to around 200 CE. Almost nothing else about his life is reliably known.

Facts

Notable Publication

Nyaya-sutra 1

Tradition

Nyaya 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Traditions Founded

Nyaya

Source Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Sources

1. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Nyaya entry, Introduction

Quote, Nyaya entry, Introduction

The oldest extant Nyaya text is the Nyaya-sutra attributed to Gautama (c. 200 C.E.).

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