Vaisesika school

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Hindu philosophical school
gptkbp:allows gptkb:Vedas
gptkbp:category generality (samanya)
inherence (samavaya)
particularity (vishesha)
quality (guna)
substance (dravya)
activity (karma)
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Samkhya_school
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:yoga
gptkb:Mimamsa_school
gptkb:Nyaya_school
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:logic
metaphysics
atomism
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Kanada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vaisesika school
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Upanishads
Indian metaphysics
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:Vaisesika_Sutra
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Ancient_India
gptkbp:period 1st millennium BCE
gptkbp:recognizedBy six categories (padarthas)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nyaya_school
gptkbp:school Astika (orthodox) tradition
gptkbp:supportsLanguage gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:teaches liberation (moksha) through knowledge
God (Ishvara) exists
individual souls (atman) are real
reality is composed of atoms
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Padarthas_(categories)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7