Udyotakara

Udyotakara (or Uddyotakara) (c. 6th century CE) was a philosopher of the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy. ''Subandhu''’s mentioned him as the rescuer of the ''Nyaya''. He was a brahmin of ''Bharadvaja'' gotra and he belonged to the Pashupata sect. His philosophical treatise, the '''' was written to defend Pakṣilasvāmin Vātsyāyana's '''' against the criticisms made by Dignaga. Provided by Wikipedia