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Vaisesika: Padartha, Substance or Dravya

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  • Vaisesika is an orthodox school of Indian philosophy. The word Vaisesika is derived from word, Vishesha which means particularity or distinguishing feature or distinction. So, Vaisesika is a philosophy of pluralistic realism which emphases on the concept of plurality being the soul of the universe.
  • In other words, particularity or Vishesha is regarded to be the essence of things. The name of the founder of this school is Kanada. Some of the other names he is known by are Kanabhauk, Uluka, Kashyapa, etc. It is hence also known as Alukya School. The major branch of philosophy propounded by thi…

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Vaisesika: Guna, Karma, Samanya

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Guna

  • The second Padartha or category according to Vaisesika School is guna or quality.
  • Guna or quality inheres in the substance or dravya.
  • Guna depends for its existence on the substance.
  • As a result, it is not a constitutive cause of anything.
  • It is called an independent reality because it can be conceived (prameya) , thought (jneya) and named (abhidheya) independent of the substance in which it inheres, that is dravya.
  • It deals with objective qualities. They are not necessarily eternal.
  • It also deals with both mental and material qualities.
  • They are also regarded as a permanent feature of dravya.
  • Yet, it is different from dravya.
  • Kan…

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