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In this case-study, I examine examples which fall within the five categories of the re-use of texts in the Nyāya Sūtra, Nyāya Bhāṣya, and Nyāya Vārttika and note the form of quoting and embedment. It is found that the re-use of texts is prominent and that the category and method of embedding the re-used passages varies from author to author. Gautama embeds the most interlanguage quotations without acknowledging his sources and Uddyotakara re-uses the most quotations and paraphrases while acknowledging his sources. Vātsyāyana re-uses the most direct quotations but only acknowledges his sources about half the time. Each author re-uses textual material for two reasons: (1) to demonstrate his authority in this field; and (2) to support his own arguments and to critique objections and opposing theories. Differences crop up in the methodologies of Gautama, Vātsyāyana, and Uddyotakara as the concept of an authority shifts over time, as the body of literature grows, and as new objections and opponents arise.
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The earlier version of this article was published incorrectly by deleting sections' numbers and altering tables which did not take into account the fact that the article was part of a special issue, with cross-references relying on the section-numbering. The editor of the special issue and the author of the article have sent their corrections back to Springer, but, due to a misunderstanding, the initial, uncorrected draft has been nonetheless published online in early June 2014. The present version is the only correct one.
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Doctor, P. Quotations, References, and the Re-use of Texts in the Early Nyāya Tradition. J Indian Philos 43, 109–135 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10781-014-9233-8
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