Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t9.9

v1.c7.s7.t9.9

Nyaya formed the independent school in about 100 CE. According to legend, its founder was Gautama at that time. He wrote the basic classic *Nyaya-sutra* for this school. The existing *Nyaya-sutra* contained contents added by people in later generations. It was finally formed in about 300-400 CE. After *Nyaya-sutra*, books of Nyaya were mainly explanation and note on *Nyaya-sutra*. Nyaya takes the "Sixteen categories (padārtha)" as its basic