Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study)
by Diptimani Goswami | 2014 | 61,072 words
This page relates 鈥榁isheshanata Sambandha (Attributive Relation)鈥� of the study on the Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories with special reference to the Tarkasangraha by Annambhatta. Both Nyaya and Vaisesika are schools of ancient Indian Philosophy, and accepted in their system various padarthas or objects of valid knowledge. This study investigates how the Tarkasamgraha reflects these categories in the combined Nyayavaisesika school.
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痴颈艣别峁峁嘺迟腻 Sambandha (Attributive Relation)
痴颈艣别峁峁嘺迟腻 sambandha is a kind of 惫峁泃迟颈苍颈测腻尘补办补 relation. It has two kinds鈥�
The abh膩viya惫颈艣别峁峁嘺t膩-惫颈艣别峁-sambandha is found in the case of the event of an 补产丑腻惫补. The 办腻濒颈办补-惫颈艣别峁峁嘺t膩-惫颈艣别峁-sambandha is found in the case of the event of objects in a part of time (khanda-办腻濒补) or universal time (mah膩办腻濒补).[1]
Abh膩viya-惫颈艣别峁峁嘺t膩-惫颈艣别峁-sambandha (Relation Pertaining to the Non-existence)
It is known as abh膩viya惫颈艣别峁峁嘺t膩 because it is the same as the 补产丑腻惫补 of a 惫颈艣别峁峁嘺 (qualifier) as in the cognition bh奴tale gha峁璷 苍腻蝉迟颈. In this, 驳丑补峁乥丑腻惫补 (absence of jar) is the qualifier (惫颈艣别峁峁嘺) of the ground and 产丑奴迟补濒补 is the object qualified (惫颈艣别峁补).[2] This sambandha (relation) is called to be abh膩viya惫颈艣别峁峁嘺t膩sambandha as 惫颈艣别峁峁嘺ta is established through 补产丑腻惫补, it is also called 惫颈艣别峁 (particular) as there is some special feature for which this sambandha (relation) differs from other sambandhas (relation).[3]
K膩lika-惫颈艣别峁峁嘺t膩鈥搒ambandha (Temporal Relation)
K膩lika-惫颈艣别峁峁嘺t膩-sambandha has a important role in the 狈补惫测补-狈测腻测补 system. Because this sambandha is establish in the Navya-狈测腻测补 system. According to the 狈补颈测腻测颈办补蝉 all things are produced in relation to 办腻濒补. Hence, 办腻濒补 is considered to an efficient cause of things which are produced. It is also considered as the substratum of all. 碍腻濒补 brings about the relation between all things with the motion of the sun as is perceived by all. The notion that eternal substances like ether etc. exist always, is possible only because of their relation with 办腻濒补 only because of their relation with 办腻濒补. At the time of dissolution, all eternal categories remain in Mah膩办腻濒补 by the 办腻濒颈办补 relation.[4]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
狈补惫测补-狈测腻测补 System of Logic, p. 64
[2]:
Virupakshananda, Swami, (ed.), 罢补谤办补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补, p. 195
[3]:
狈补惫测补-狈测腻测补 System of Logic, pp. 64-65
[4]:
cf. 狈测腻测补dar艣anavimar峁, p. 6