Vaisesika Sutra
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The Vaisesika Sutra is an ancient Indian philosophical text that systematizes the Vaisheshika school’s atomistic and realist metaphysics, detailing categories of reality such as substance, quality, and motion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Darshana text
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Hindu philosophical text ⓘ Vaisheshika scripture ⓘ ancient Indian philosophical work ⓘ |
| affirms |
existence of an external world independent of perception
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existence of individual souls ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematize Vaisheshika doctrine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu philosophy
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astika school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Kanada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Kanada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentarialTradition |
Prashastapada’s Padarthadharmasangraha
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later sub-commentaries in classical India ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| describes | categories of reality ⓘ |
| detailsConcept |
generality (samanya)
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inherence (samavaya) ⓘ motion (karma) ⓘ non-existence (abhava) ⓘ particularity (vishesha) ⓘ quality (guna) ⓘ substance (dravya) ⓘ |
| discusses |
God (Ishvara)
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mind (manas) ⓘ soul (atman) NERFINISHED ⓘ space (dik) ⓘ time (kala) ⓘ |
| epistemicSources |
inference (anumana)
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perception (pratyaksha) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
epistemology
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metaphysics ⓘ ontology ⓘ |
| holds | all physical objects are composed of atoms (anu) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Nyaya school
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later Hindu scholastic philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| numberOfCategories | seven padarthas in classical Vaisheshika ⓘ |
| oftenStudiedWith | Nyaya Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
atomism
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realism ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Vaisheshika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposes | atomic theory of matter ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | aphoristic sutra style ⓘ |
| teaches | padarthas (categories) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Vaisheshika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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