Indian Philosophy of Class: The Vaiseshika Sutras

Kanada is credited with founding the Vaiseshika school of philosophy.

The Vaiseshika Sutras focus on the concept of Padartha, which refers to the categories of existence.

The Vaiseshika Sutras propose six categories of existence: substance, quality, action, generality, particularity, and inherence.

The Vaiseshika Sutras posit atoms as the primary substance from which all other substances are composed.

In the Vaiseshika Sutras, qualities are considered to be dependent on substances for their existence.

Samavaya refers to the relationship of inherence, which is the connection between a substance and its qualities.

The Vaiseshika Sutras advocate direct realism, which posits that objects are directly perceived as they exist in the external world.

The Vaiseshika Sutras recognize three sources of knowledge: perception, inference, and testimony.

The Vaiseshika Sutras posit Moksha, or liberation from suffering, as the ultimate goal of human existence.

Universality is not a category of existence in the Vaiseshika Sutras.

Samavaya is the term used in the Vaiseshika Sutras to refer to the relationship between a substance and its qualities.

Upamana, or analogy, is not a type of inference recognized in the Vaiseshika Sutras.

Abhava is the term used in the Vaiseshika Sutras to refer to the absence of something.

Samsarga Abhava is not a type of Abhava in the Vaiseshika Sutras.

Kriya is the term used in the Vaiseshika Sutras to refer to the relationship between a substance and its action.