Vaisheshika or Vaiśeṣika (Sanskrit: वैशेषिक) is one of the six schools of Indian philosophy (Vedic systems) from ancient India. In its early stages, the Vaiśeṣika was an independent philosophy with its own metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and soteriology. It is a form of atomism in natural philosophy.
Q. What is the original book of Vaisesika?
Vaiśeṣika Sūtra
Table of Contents
- Q. What is the original book of Vaisesika?
- Q. How many Padarthas are accepted by Vaisesika?
- Q. What is Padarth?
- Q. How many bhava Padarthas are there?
- Q. What is Padartha and its philosophical implications in Indian metaphysics?
- Q. How many Gunas qualities are there according to Vaisheshika philosophy?
- Q. How many qualities does Kanada have?
- Q. What is the source of knowledge of Carvaka?
- Q. Which is regarded as the only pramana by Carvakas?
- Q. Which one of the following is found in Jaina philosophy?
- Q. Who worship Jains?
Q. How many Padarthas are accepted by Vaisesika?
sixteen padarthas
Q. What is Padarth?
Padārtha is a Sanskrit word that refers to “categories” in Vaisheshika and Nyaya schools of Hindu philosophy. The concept was introduced by Kanada, the founder of Vaisheshika school. He suggested six padarthas in Vaisheshika Sutra.
Q. How many bhava Padarthas are there?
seven padarthas
Q. What is Padartha and its philosophical implications in Indian metaphysics?
All that is real comes under the object of knowledge and is called a padartha. The seven padarthas are: (1) substance (dravya), (2) quality (guna), (3) action (karma), (4) generality (samanya), (5) particularity (vishesa), (6) inherence (samavaya), and (7) non-being (abhava).
Q. How many Gunas qualities are there according to Vaisheshika philosophy?
17 Gunas
Q. How many qualities does Kanada have?
…added seven more qualities to Kanada’s list: heaviness (gurutva), fluidity (dravatva), viscidity (sneha), traces (samskara), virtue (dharma), vice (adharma), and sound.
Q. What is the source of knowledge of Carvaka?
Epistemology. The Charvaka epistemology holds perception as the primary and proper source of knowledge, while inference is held as prone to being either right or wrong and therefore conditional or invalid. Perceptions are of two types, for Charvaka, external and internal.
Q. Which is regarded as the only pramana by Carvakas?
(a) Carvaka: ADVERTISEMENTS: Of them the Carvaka school claims that perception is the only pramana or dependable source of knowledge. For establishing this position Carvaka criticizes the possibility of other sources of knowledge like inference and testimony.
Q. Which one of the following is found in Jaina philosophy?
One of the main features of Jain philosophy is its dualistic metaphysics, which holds that there are two distinct categories of existence, the living, conscious or sentient being (jiva) and the non-living or material (ajiva).
Q. Who worship Jains?
Out of the 24 Tirthankaras, Jains predominantly worship four: Mahāvīra, Parshvanatha, Neminatha and Rishabhanatha. Among the non-tirthankara saints, devotional worship is common for Bahubali among the Digambaras.
