Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t2.21

v1.c7.s7.t2.21

The Nyaya laid a basis for the establishment of Indian Hetuvidya and put forth the basic form, theoretical framework or discussion. Later on, most issues discussed by quite developed Indian Hetuvidya that focussed on Buddhist logic were from the *Nyaya Sutra*. The difference is that Buddhism significantly pushed forward Indian logic and Buddhist Hetuvidya has more in-depth and scientific study in respect of inference and categorization of logic errors.