When1: 984
Who: Udayana
What: philosopher
Where: Darbhanga, Bihar, India
works\ Flower-Offerings of Arguments [984: arguments for God's existence]; Intention to Associate with Purity [984]; Radiant Vali [984]
Detail: He wrote about Hinduism and invented proofs of gods. All things have cause and must have been made, requiring maker. To make things, atoms must bond, requiring conscious agent {argument from atomic combinations, Udayana}. Earth is stationary and not falling, as Earthly things fall, requiring holder. People have skills, requiring first teacher. People can understand writing and can write, requiring absolute knowledge.
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