Raghunatha Siromani
Raghunatha Shiromani (Bengali: রঘুনাথ শিরোমণি, IAST: Raghunātha Śiromaṇi) (c. 1477–1547[1]) was an Indian philosopher and logician. He was the head ( The Chancellor ) of the Ancient Mithila University also known as Mithila Vidyapeeth.[2] He was born in a brahmin family at Nabadwip in present-day Nadia district of West Bengal state. He was the grandson of Śulapāṇi (c. 14th century CE), a noted writer on Smṛti from his mother's side. He was a pupil of Vāsudeva Sārvabhauma. He brought the new school of Nyaya, Navya Nyāya, representing the final development of Indian formal logic, to its zenith of analytic power.
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| Born | 1477 Nabadwip, Nadia, West Bengal, India |
| Died | 1547 (aged 69–70) India |
| Alma mater | Ancient Mithila University |
| Occupation(s) | Philosopher and logician Head of the Ancient Mithila University |
| Notable work | Navya Nyaya School of Indian Philosophy |
| Era | 13th century - 14th century |
| School | Nyaya School of Indian Philosophy |
| Institutions | The Navya Nyāya school |
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Raghunatha's analysis of relations revealed the true nature of number, inseparable from the abstraction of natural phenomena, and his studies of metaphysics dealt with the negation or nonexistence of a complex reality. His most famous work in logic was the Tattvacintāmaṇidīdhiti, a commentary on the Tattvacintāmaṇi of Gangeśa Upādhyāya, founder of the Navya Nyāya school.
References
- Vidyabhusana, Satis Chandra (2006) [1920]. A History of Indian Logic: Ancient, Mediaeval, and Modern Schools. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. p. 463. ISBN 81-208-0565-8.
- "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
External links
- Raghunatha: A Name of Negatives, descriptive information of Raghunatha with some controversial issues (his connection with Mahaprabhu Shri Chaitanya) and bibliography
- Language: From I-dentity to My-dentity, the contemporary deployment of a new category, svatva ( endowment, possessed-ness, entitlement, my-ness), introduced by Raghunatha