Vaiśeṣika

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:allows gptkb:Vedas
gptkbp:category gptkb:Metaphysics
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:emphasizes logical analysis
empirical observation
gptkbp:focusesOn metaphysics
atomism
categories (padārtha)
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Kaṇāda
gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy gptkb:Shridhara
gptkb:Vishvanatha
gptkb:Udayana
gptkb:Prashastapada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vaiśeṣika
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:isOneOf six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy
gptkbp:mainLine Vaiśeṣika Sūtra
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Ancient_India
gptkbp:period 1st millennium BCE
gptkbp:recognizesCategory dravya (substance)
karma (motion)
abhāva (non-existence)
guṇa (quality)
samavāya (inherence)
sāmānya (generality)
viśeṣa (particularity)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nyāya_school
gptkbp:supportsLanguage gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:teaches realism
liberation (moksha)
pluralism
cause and effect
God (Ishvara) as optional
atomism (anuvada)
individual soul (ātman)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Nyāya
gptkb:Mīmāṃsā
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7