A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.436

c5.436

1. Nyāya, founded by the sage Gotama. The word *nyāya* means propriety or fitness, the proper method of arriving at a conclusion by analysis. This school has been called the Logical School, but the term is applicable to its method rather than to its aims. It is also said to represent "the sensational aspect of Hindu philosophy," because it has "a more pointed regard to the fact of the five senses than the others have, and treats the external more frankly as a solid reality." It is the exoteric school, as the Vedānta is the esoteric.