Udyotakara (or Uddyotakara) (c. 6th century CE) was a philosopher of the Nyaya school of Indian philosophy.
Subandhu’s Vāsavadattā 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 Nyāyavārttika was written to defend Pakṣilasvāmin Vātsyāyana's Nyāyabhāṣya against the criticisms made by Dignaga.
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