Essay name: Nyaya-Vaisheshika (critical and historical study)
Author:
Aruna Rani
Affiliation: Panjab University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies Nyaya-Vaisheshika鈥擜 combination of two of the six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy. The study also discusses in detail the authors of various works and critically analyzes key concepts of Nyaya-Vaisesika. Such Indian philosophies seek the direct realization of the Atman (the self) to attain ultimate freedom and bliss.
Chapter 5 - Nature of the physical world
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of creation.
From the above mentioned discussion we can say
that there are eight forms of matter, viz., earth, water,
fire, air, ether, kala, dik and manas. Before we proceed
to study the ge eight forms individually, we would like to
glance at the common features of these forms of matter.
All the eight forms of matter are intrinsically unconscious
intrinsi
2 and essentially substantive (dravya). Besides, the
3 important common properties are inherent causality, 1.0.,
capacity for generating an effect with itself as its
cause (svatmany arambhakatva); an individual character in
each of its ultimate forms which are eternal
(antyavi 膰e sa vattva); and in its emergent aspect
incapability of being destroyed, as an effect, by the
cause concerned (karyakara峁嘺-virodh墨). Individually
earth possesses motion which generates velocity (wega),
so that when any earthly object moves, it continues to
move only because it possessos velocity which helps the
existence of motion in that object for a certain length
of time according to the strength of the impetus imparted
5 1. Padarthadharmasangraha, Page 36.
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.;
Page 20.
Sridhara, Nyaya KandlI, Page 21.
4. Kanada, Vaise sika Sutra, 5.2.1;
Prasastapada Bhasya, Page 21.
1.17;
6. Vaisesika Sutra, 5.1.17;
Prasastapada Bhasya, Page 21.
