Bhasarvajna
{{Short description|Indian Philosopher}}
{{Infobox religious biography
| religion = Hinduism
| name = Bhasarvajna
| honorific prefix = Acharya
| native_name = भासर्वज्ञ
| native_name_lang = Sa
| native name lang = Sanskrit
| known_for = Author of commentary on Nyaya Sutras
| notable works = Nyayasara
| main interests = Nyaya Shastra, Indian Philosophy
| profession = Philosopher
| occupation = Teacher
| region = Kashmir
}}
Bhasarvajna (Sanskrit: भासर्वज्ञ, Romanised: Bhāsarvajña) was an Indian philosopher during the period of 10th century CE.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-17 |title=Indian philosophy - Bhartrihari, Mandana Mishra {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-philosophy/The-linguistic-philosophies-Bhartrihari-and-Mandana-Mishra#ref314744 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Chakrabarti |first=Kisor Kumar |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Definition_and_Induction/O0reCO392BAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Bhasarvajna&pg=PA47&printsec=frontcover |title=Definition and Induction: A Historical and Comparative Study |date=1995-03-01 |publisher=University of Hawaii Press |isbn=978-0-8248-1658-2 |language=en}} He was an eminent Naiyayika.{{Cite book |last=Vishvanath P. |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.541664 |title=Nyayasara Of Bhasarvajna Second Edition |date=1921}} He was the author of the treatise Nyayasara on the Nyaya school of Indian Philosophy.{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2016-01-24 |title=Nyayasara, Nyāyasāra: 5 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/nyayasara |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2021-05-07 |title=The Prakaranas (a): Nyayasara by Bhasarvajna [Chapter 4.2.1] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/anumana-inference-in-nyaya/d/doc627338.html |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2022-03-12 |title=Ganakarika by Acharya Bhasarvajna |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/lakulisha-pashupata-philosophy-and-practice/d/doc1085551.html |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}
Early life
Bhasarvajna was born in a Brahmin family. According to Vidyabhushna, Bhasarvajna must be from the Kashmir region of the Indian subcontinent. He was a devotee of Lord Shiva. According to the chronology of the Naiyayikas, Bhasarvajna is considered to be lived long before the Naiyayika Udayanacharya.{{Cite book |last=Sastri |first=S. Subrahmayya |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.467616 |title=Nyayasarah Of Bhasarvajna With The Commentaries |date=1961 |pages=7}}