Udayana's Nyāyakusumāñjali explicitly addresses distributed causation by arguing that unity of design-plan is a necessary condition for coherent causal integration of parts into wholes.

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Causal integration(as used in philosophy of mind): When something is connected to other things through cause-and-effect relationships—like how a brain region that processes color is wired up to affect your behavior and decisions.
Distributed causation(as the main topic Udayana addresses): A situation where multiple different causes work together to produce a single effect, rather than one single cause being responsible.
Nyāyakusumāñjali(the specific text being referenced): The title of Udayana's main philosophical work, which translates to something like 'a bouquet of logical flowers' and defends the existence of God using logical arguments.
Udayana(as a historical figure in Indian philosophy): An Indian philosopher from the 10th century who developed arguments defending the idea that things can persist over time, arguing against Buddhist thinkers who said everything only exists for a single instant.
Unity of design-plan(as what Udayana argues is necessary for things to work together): The idea that all the different parts of something must follow a single, coherent intention or blueprint in order to function together as a whole.
necessary condition(Counterfactual analysis of causation; Mackie 1965, 1974): A condition C is necessary for event E if E would not have occurred in the absence of C

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