The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1734 page)

Ny
sa
.

The ritual placing of
mantras
or letters on the body through touch and visualization, thereby making the body divine and filling it with power (
akti
).

 
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(Skt., argumentation, that by which the mind is led to a conclusion). Logical proof or demonstration, the third (in addition to
ruti
and
sm
ti
) means of religious
knowledge
in Hinduism. More particularly, Ny
ya is one of the six philosophical systems (
dar
ana
) of Hinduism, based on logical argument and analysis. It is therefore also known as Hetuvidy
(the knowledge of causes), V
davidy
(the knowledge of ways of demonstration), Pram
a
astra (discipline of logic and epistemology), etc. Its founder is held to be Gautama (known also as Gotama and Ak
ap
da) to whom is attributed the major work of the school,
Ny
ya-S
tra