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	'''Bhattacharya, Gadadhar''' (17th century) post-Shiromani Nyaya philosopher, was born in Lakshmichapda village, Bogra district, son of Jivacharya, a follower of [[tantricism]]. Hariram Tarkavagish taught Gadadhar [[nyaya philosophy]], and there are many popular stories on the scholarly relations between the teacher and his disciple.		'''Bhattacharya, Gadadhar''' (17th century) post-Shiromani Nyaya philosopher, was born in Lakshmichapda village, Bogra district, son of Jivacharya, a follower of [[tantricism]]. Hariram Tarkavagish taught Gadadhar [[Nyaya Philosophy1\|nyaya philosophy]], and there are many popular stories on the scholarly relations between the teacher and his disciple.

	Gadadhar annotated different books of Nyaya philosophy. His three most important annotations on [[raghunath shiromani]] are ''Anumanadidhititika'' (annotation on supposition theory), ''Nanavadavyakhya'' (explanations on Nanaism), and ''Bauddhadhikaradidhititika''. Only some of his annotations on the chapters ''Shabda'' (sound) and ''Anuman'' (supposition) of ''Tattvachintamani'' (theories on thoughts) have so far been found. Similarly, only a part of Gadadhar';s annotations on ''Shabdamanyalokatika'', ''Pratyaksalokatika'', and ''Anumanalokatika'' are extant. His ''Kusumanjalitika'' has also been recovered. It is believed that Gadadhar wrote between 1640-60 AD. His annotations played a vital role in the practice of Nyaya philosophy, as it was almost impossible to understand the meaning of the original text without explanations.		Gadadhar annotated different books of Nyaya philosophy. His three most important annotations on [[Raghunath Shiromani\|raghunath shiromani]] are ''Anumanadidhititika'' (annotation on supposition theory), ''Nanavadavyakhya'' (explanations on Nanaism), and ''Bauddhadhikaradidhititika''. Only some of his annotations on the chapters ''Shabda'' (sound) and ''Anuman'' (supposition) of ''Tattvachintamani'' (theories on thoughts) have so far been found. Similarly, only a part of Gadadhar's annotations on ''Shabdamanyalokatika'', ''Pratyaksalokatika'', and ''Anumanalokatika'' are extant. His ''Kusumanjalitika'' has also been recovered. It is believed that Gadadhar wrote between 1640-60 AD. His annotations played a vital role in the practice of Nyaya philosophy, as it was almost impossible to understand the meaning of the original text without explanations.

	Gadadhar';s commentaries are known as Gadadhari commentaries or simply Gadadhari. In addition to his commentaries, he is believed to have written 64 more books on logic, of which ''Shaktivada'', ''Muktivada'', ''Vyutpattivada'', ''Visayatavada'', and ''Vidhisvarupa'' are extant. Gadadhar';s contributions overshadowed those of the earlier Nyaya scholars [[jagadish tarkalankar]] and Bhavananda. [Suresh Chandra Banerjee~~] [Banerjee, Suresh Chandra Professor (retd) of Sanskrit, Calcutta University~~]		Gadadhar's commentaries are known as Gadadhari commentaries or simply Gadadhari. In addition to his commentaries, he is believed to have written 64 more books on logic, of which ''Shaktivada'', ''Muktivada'', ''Vyutpattivada'', ''Visayatavada'', and ''Vidhisvarupa'' are extant. Gadadhar's contributions overshadowed those of the earlier Nyaya scholars [[Jagadish Tarkalankar\|jagadish tarkalankar]] and Bhavananda. [Suresh Chandra Banerjee]

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'''Bhattacharya, Gadadhar''' (17th century) post-Shiromani Nyaya philosopher, was born in Lakshmichapda village, Bogra district, son of Jivacharya, a follower of [[tantricism]]. Hariram Tarkavagish taught Gadadhar [[nyaya philosophy]], and there are many popular stories on the scholarly relations between the teacher and his disciple.

Gadadhar annotated different books of Nyaya philosophy. His three most important annotations on [[raghunath shiromani]] are ''Anumanadidhititika'' (annotation on supposition theory), ''Nanavadavyakhya'' (explanations on Nanaism), and ''Bauddhadhikaradidhititika''. Only some of his annotations on the chapters ''Shabda'' (sound) and ''Anuman'' (supposition) of ''Tattvachintamani'' (theories on thoughts) have so far been found. Similarly, only a part of Gadadhar';s annotations on ''Shabdamanyalokatika'', ''Pratyaksalokatika'', and ''Anumanalokatika'' are extant. His ''Kusumanjalitika'' has also been recovered. It is believed that Gadadhar wrote between 1640-60 AD. His annotations played a vital role in the practice of Nyaya philosophy, as it was almost impossible to understand the meaning of the original text without explanations.

Gadadhar';s commentaries are known as Gadadhari commentaries or simply Gadadhari. In addition to his commentaries, he is believed to have written 64 more books on logic, of which ''Shaktivada'', ''Muktivada'', ''Vyutpattivada'', ''Visayatavada'', and ''Vidhisvarupa'' are extant. Gadadhar';s contributions overshadowed those of the earlier Nyaya scholars [[jagadish tarkalankar]] and Bhavananda. [Suresh Chandra Banerjee] [Banerjee, Suresh Chandra Professor (retd) of Sanskrit, Calcutta University]

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