Pakshadhara Mishra Explained

Pakshadhara Mishra
Birth Place:	Mithila
Occupation:	Philosopher Professor
School Tradition:	Nyaya School of Indian Philosophy
Main Interests:	Nyaya Shastra
Notable Students:	Vasudeva Sarvabhauma, Raghunatha Siromani
Region:	Mithila region

Pakshadhara Mishra (also known by the alias Jayadeva) was a 15th-century Indian philosopher from the Mithila region^[1] and the founder of the Nyaya Shastra sampradaya in the tradition of Gaṅgeśa.^{[2] [3] [4]} He was a practitioner of the Nyaya Shashtra during the 15th century CE. Notable pupils of his pupils include Vasudeva Sarvabhauma and Raghunatha Siromani.^{[5] [6]}

Among his most notable works is the Aloka which superseded all previous commentaries on the Tattvachintamani. The Aloka itself has been confidently dated to some time between 1465-75 A.D.

References

1. Book: Bhattacharya . Dineshchandra . History of Navya-Nyaya in Mithila . 1958 . Munshiram Manoharlal . 115–127 .
2. Johnson . WJ . Jayadeva Pakṣadhara . A Dictionary of Hinduism . Oxford University Press . 2009 . 2009 .
3. Book: Mookerji, Radhakumud . Ancient Indian Education: Brahmanical and Buddhist . 1989 . Motilal Banarsidass Publ. . 978-81-208-0423-4 . en.
4. Book: Vidyabhusana, Satis Chandra . A History of Indian Logic: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Schools . 1988 . Motilal Banarsidass Publishers . 978-81-208-0565-1 . en.
5. Web site: Pakshadhara Mishra Indian philosopher Britannica . 2022-11-21 . www.britannica.com . en.
6. Book: Kochhar, Rajesh . Sanskrit and the British Empire . 2021-09-02 . Taylor & Francis . 978-1-000-43553-5 . en.