Vaisheshika school

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Upanishads
astika school
gptkbp:allows gptkb:Vedas
gptkbp:categoryOfAtoms gptkb:water
gptkb:fire
air
earth
ether (akasha)
gptkbp:focusesOn gptkb:philosophy
metaphysics
atomism
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Kanada
gptkbp:goal liberation (moksha)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vaisheshika school
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Upanishads
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:method logical analysis
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Ancient_India
gptkbp:padartha dravya (substance)
guna (quality)
karma (motion)
samanya (generality)
samavaya (inherence)
vishesha (particularity)
gptkbp:period 1st millennium BCE
gptkbp:recognizedBy six orthodox schools of Hindu philosophy
six categories (padarthas)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nyaya_school
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Vaisheshika_Sutra
gptkbp:teaches realism
atomism
pluralism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samkhya_school
gptkb:Nyaya
gptkb:Nyaya_school
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5