---
type: Reference
title: "Nyāya Sūtra (Gautama)"
description: "Gautama's root text of the Nyāya darśana; the canonical definitions of the pramāṇas."
darshana:
  - Nyāya
tags:
  - primary-source
  - epistemology
  - sastra
timestamp: "2026-06-20"
okf_version: "0.2"
license: "CC BY-SA 4.0"
---

# Nyāya Sūtra (Gautama)

## What It Is

Gautama's root text of the Nyāya darśana; the canonical definitions of the pramāṇas.

## Why It Matters Here

Cited across the vedanta-epistemology bundle.
