Jayanta Bhatta

Jayanta Bhatta
Personal
Bornc. 820 CE[1]
Diedc. 900 CE[1]
ReligionHinduism
Home townSrinagar
Organization
PhilosophyNyaya school of Hindu philosophy

Jayanta Bhatta (c. 820 CE – c. 900 CE[1]) was a poet, teacher, logician, and an advisor to King Sankaravarman of Kashmir. He was a philosopher of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.[2][3] He authored three works on Nyāya philosophy: one of which is not known, an allegorical drama, and a commentary on Pāṇinian grammar.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Hegde, R. D. (1983). "BHAṬṬA JAYANTA." Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, vol. 64, no. 1/4. pp. 1–15. JSTOR 41693038.
  2. ^ Francis Clooney (2010). Hindu God, Christian God: How Reason Helps Break Down the Boundaries Between Religions. Oxford University Press. pp. 39–40. ISBN 978-0-19-973872-4.
  3. ^ Bhatta Jayanta; Csaba Dezsö (2005). Much Ado about Religion. New York University Press. pp. 15–17. ISBN 978-0-8147-1979-4.