It explains, in brief, the main tenets peculiar to that system, along with certain other details which that system subsequently borrowed from the sister system of the Vaisesikas. Pt. Ganganath Jha chose this work for translation because of its freedom from the intricate polemics that make many Nyaya works repellent to the ordinary student. This translation will serve as an introduction to the study of more abstruse works: the Bhasya of Vatsyayana and the Vartika of Udyotakara, which constitute the chief and original authority for the Nyaya.