Vaisheshika philosophy

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:allows gptkb:Vedas
gptkbp:category dravya (substance)
guna (quality)
karma (motion)
samanya (generality)
samavaya (inherence)
vishesha (particularity)
astika (orthodox) school
gptkbp:compatibleWith Ishvara (God) as creator
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Upanishads
gptkb:Samkhya_philosophy
gptkbp:focusesOn metaphysics
atomism
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Kanada
gptkbp:hasCommentaryBy gptkb:Shankara_Mishra
gptkb:Shridhara
gptkb:Udayanacharya
gptkb:Vishvanatha
gptkb:Vyomashiva
gptkb:Udayana
gptkb:Vatsyayana
gptkb:Jayanta_Bhatta
gptkb:Prashastapada
Chandradhara
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vaisheshika philosophy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Upanishads
Indian epistemology
Indian natural science
later Indian metaphysics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Nyaya_philosophy
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:laterAddedCategory abhava (non-existence)
gptkbp:method logical analysis
categorization of reality
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Ancient_India
gptkbp:period 1st millennium BCE
gptkbp:recognizedBy six categories (padarthas)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nyaya-Vaisheshika_school
gptkbp:school gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Vaisheshika_Sutra
gptkbp:studiedBy Indian scholars
gptkbp:teaches all objects are reducible to atoms
atoms are eternal
atoms combine to form material objects
liberation (moksha) is the highest goal
soul (atman) is distinct from body
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vaisheshika_Sutras
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5