Biography:Acharya Vamana

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Bornlatter half of the 8th centurynnbv
Diedfirst half of the 9th century
ReligionHinduism
PhilosophyKavyalankara Sutra

Acharya Vamana (latter half of the 8th century - early 9th century)[1] was an Indian Rhetorician.

Vamana's investigation into the nature of a Kāvya is known as theory of Riti.[2]

Vamana's Kavyalankara Sutra is considered as the first attempt at evolving a philosophy of literary aesthetics. He regarded that riti is the soul of Kavya.[3] He presented his formulations in the form of Sutras.

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