In short
Upadhyaya Yasovijaya engaged directly with Navya-Nyaya, the "new logic" school of Hindu philosophy, using its methods to re-examine Jain logic and epistemology — regarded as the last major scholastic synthesis in the classical Jain logical tradition.
At a glance
- Rank
- Upadhyaya
- Tradition
- Shwetambar
- Era
- 17th century CE
- Key works
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- Numerous treatises on logic and epistemology within the Navya-Nyaya idiom
Contribution
Yasovijaya engaged directly with Navya-Nyaya, the contemporary "new logic" school of Hindu philosophy, and used its methods to re-examine and modernize traditional Jain logic and epistemology — considered the last major scholastic synthesis in the classical Jain logical tradition.
Life
A disciple of Muni Nayavijaya within the Tapa Gaccha lineage descending from Hiravijaya — the same monk whose influence on the Mughal emperor Akbar led to temporary restrictions on animal slaughter at court.
Legacy
Regarded as the last great scholastic logician of traditional Jain philosophy before the onset of the modern era.