Vardhamana Upadhyaya (Sanskrit: à ¤µà ¤°à ¥Âà ¤§à ¤®à ¤¾à ¤¨ à ¤Âà ¤ªà ¤¾à ¤§à ¥Âà ¤¯à ¤¾à ¤¯, Romanised: VardhamÃÂna UpÃÂdhyÃÂya) was an Indian philosopher from the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. He was an eminent Acharya of Nyaya Shastra and successor of Gangesha Upadhyaya in Mithila. He was an important teacher in the tradition of Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Mithila. He wrote several Sanskrit texts and commentaries in the Vedic tradition of India. He was appointed as the judge at the court of King Bhairavasimha in Mithila. He is known for his text Dandaviveka on criminal law. He is also called as Vardhamana Mahopadhyaya or Vardhamana Mahamahopadhyaya.
Vardhamana was born in a Maithil Brahmin family in Mithila. He was the son of the prominent philosopher Gangesha Upadhyaya. His elder brother name was Gandaka Mishra.
Vardhamana studied Indian philosophy under the guidance of Shankara Mishra and Vachaspati Mishra. The names of the two teachers are mentioned in his text Dandaviveka.