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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Want to know more about Nyaya - Vaisheshika?



Nyaya and Vaisheshika are two foundational philosophical schools of Hinduism. They were developed in the antiquated time of the Vedic Age between 3000 to 2000 years ago. Often overlooked in the study of Hinduism these two logic based philosophies were key to the development of Hindu cosmology and in understanding the spiritual connection between God and nature. Of the two Nyaya is less concerned about explaining natural phenomenon and delves more into qualifying methods of logic, whereas Vaisheshika which uses of the logic and analytical methods of Nyaya examines and postulates on the workings of nature. Vaisheshika came up with a number of theories on the workings of Nature, most notably the Theory of the Anu. This theory that is accepted universally by Hindu philosophers of yore explains that nature is created by infinitesimal and indestructible substance called the anu. The anu organizes itself into coalitions to form the different substances, including giving them physical and chemical properties. Vaisheshika goes on to investigate reactions between elements and substances which came up with theories that eventually led to the development of Ayurvedic sciences. If you are interested in learning about Nyaya-Vaisheshika philosophies there is a webpage that provides the most friendly exposition of these delicate and intricate logic schools. It is pdf document titled: Nyaya-Vaisheshika: The Indian Tradition of Physics by Roopa Hulikal Narayan. It is published on Cornell University Library's website: arXiv.org. If you would like to read the document please click here

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