Question
In the medieval era, this school combined with the similar Vaisheshika (“vye-SHESH-kuh”) school and developed precise technical language used by linguists, legal theorists, and even poets. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this school of philosophy, which prioritized perception or Pratyakṣa but still believed in testimony. According to this school, liberation can only come from true knowledge of the sixteen categories.
ANSWER: Nyāya
[10e] The Nyāya school, which shares similar beliefs regarding suffering with Buddhism, is said to have been founded by a sage with this name, which was also the family name of Siddartha, the Buddha.
ANSWER: Gautama [or Gotama]
[10m] As an astika school, the Nyāya school affirmed these texts, while nāstika schools did not. Advaita was a group with a school of Hindu philosophy named for the “end” of these texts.
ANSWER: Vedas
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