Vashishth Tripathi

{{Short description|Indian professor}}

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| name = Vashishth Tripathi

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| nationality = Indian

| occupation = Professor

| known_for = Nyay Shastra

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| awards = Padma Bhushan

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Vashishth Tripathi is an Indian professor who taught Nyay Shastra in Sampurnanad Sanskrit University (SSU).{{Cite web |date=2022-01-31 |title=SSU fetes three Padma awardees from Varanasi |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/ssu-fetes-three-padma-awardees-from-varanasi-101643646871191.html |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} He announced his retirement in 2000. Hareram Tripathi is his pupil who is the Vice Chancellor of SSU. Tripathi is considered a scholar in Nyāya Sūtras, an ancient Indian Sanskrit text composed by Akṣapāda Gautama, and the foundational text of the Nyaya school of Hindu philosophy.Klaus K Klostermaier (1998), A concise encyclopedia of Hinduism, Oneworld, {{ISBN|978-1851681754}}, page 129Jeaneane Fowler (2002), Perspectives of Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Hinduism, Sussex Academic Press, {{ISBN|978-1898723943}}, pages vii, 33, 129

The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan, in 2022, for his contribution to the field of literature and education.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=Padma Vibhushan for two, Padma Shri for nine in Uttar Pradesh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/padma-vibhushan-for-two-padma-shri-for-nine-in-uttar-pradesh-101643140890275.html |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Padma Awards 2022: 25 awardees are from poll-bound states; check full list here |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/padma-awards-2022-25-awardees-are-from-poll-bound-states-check-full-list-here |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}