In the rich tradition of Indian logic, Maharshi Gautama identified 22 Nigrahasthana-s, the “points of defeat” in debate. An introduction to all twenty-two Nigrahasthana-s, as laid out in the sutra-s, is provided in this e-book, offering readers a comprehensive and accessible guide to mastering the art of reasoning and debate. This E-book unveils these timeless […]

Sages Kanaada and Gautama have enumerated and explained the elementary categories (padartha-s) of nature in Nyaya and Vaisheshika Shastra-s. The combination of that which has been discussed by these 2 sages is the subject matter of the Tarkashastra. Similar to Vyakarana, Tarkashastra is considered a meta-discipline, whose knowledge is essential for studying any other shastra. […]