Vaisheshika

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Vaisheshika

(Sk.)

One of the six Darshanas or schools of philosophy, founded by Kanâda. It is called the Atomistic School, as it teaches the existence of a universe of atoms of a transient character, an endless number of souls and a fixed number of material principles, by the correlation and interaction of which periodical cosmic evolutions take place without any directing Force, save a kind of mechanical law inherent in the atoms; a very materialistic school. (TG).

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Shortly: One of the six Darshanas or schools of philosophy, founded by Kanâda. It is called the Atomistic...