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Line 8: − + − − ATOMIC THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE − − − − In the Vaiseshika system, the formation of the world is supposed to be effected by the aggregation of atoms These atoms are countless and eternal. They are' eternally aggregated, disintegrated and redisintegrated by the power of Adrishta. An atom is defined as `something existing, having no cause, and eternal'. It is less than the least, invisible, indivisible, intangible and imperceptible by the senses. Each atom has a Visesha or eternal essence of its own. The combination of these atoms is first into an aggregate of two (Dvyanu, dyad). Three of them, again combine into a particle, called Trasarenu (Triad), which like a mote in a sunbeam has just sufficient magnitude to be perceptible. There are four classes of Paramanus, vizi, Paramanus of earth, water, fire and air. The individual − − HINDU PHILOSOPHY-1 − − 201 − − ,tc,%, time soli . ,1s combine with others, and again disintegrate after me Vaiseshika cosmogony is dualistic in the Sens sliming the existence of eternal atoms ,pith .on between soul and matter. of as eternal souls. It has not decided positively the relat .th etern Ms side by s.de exact 1 e BODY AND SOUL The body is subtle in Pralaya and gross The time, place and circumstances n creation. of bi irth, famil and the span of life are all determined by the Adrishta. y The individual souls are eternal, manifold, eternally separate from one another, and distinct from the body, senses and mind; and yet capable of a volition, desire, aversion, pleasure pprehension, , pain, me a demerit. They are infinite, ubiquitous or omnipresent and diffused everywhere throughout space. A man's soul is as much in New York as in Bombay, although it can only apprehend and feel and act where the body is. The soul and the mind are not objects of perception. The soul is absolutely free from all connections with qualities in the state of Moksha or release. It regains its independence. Line 101:
Line 89: − + + + + − The followers of Kanada introduce God efficient cause of the world. The atoms are th I le tht cause of the universe. 4ter. The unthinking atoms have not the power a intelligence to run this universe in an orderly mad th Surely, the activities of the atoms are regulatedb ners omniscient and omnipotent God. Inference 31 scriptures compel us to admit God. What is tahN intelligence which makes the Adrishta to operate? Thar intelligence is God. The five elements are effects, They at must be preceded by someone who has a knowledge of them. That 'someone' is God. There must be an author for the Vedas. The contents of the Vedas are destitute of error. The author is free from deceit. He must be an omniscient Being. The souls are destitute of intelligence in the state of dissolution. Hence they cannot control the activities of the atoms. There is no source of motion within the atoms. Therefore, there must be a first mover of the atom. That First Mover is the Creator or God. +
Vaiseshika Darshana (वैशेषिकदर्शनम्) (view source)
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Vaisheshika or Vaiśeṣika (Sanskrit: वैशेषिक) is one of the [[Shad Darshanas|Shad Darsanas]] or the Veda Upangas which exist traditionally since ancient times in India. The Vaiseshika system takes its name from Visesha, or particularity which is the characteristic differential of things. Rishi Kanada is credited as the founder of the Vaiseshika system of philosophy. He is also known by the names, Aulukya and Kasyapa. The aphorisms of Kanada contain the essence of the Vaiseshika philosophy. The principal subject treated therein is Visesha, one of the six Padarthas or categories enumerated by the founder.<ref name=":0">Swami Sivananda, All About HInduism, Page 196-202</ref>
Vaisheshika or Vaiśeṣika (Sanskrit: वैशेषिक) is one of the [[Shad Darshanas|Shad Darsanas]] or the Veda Upangas which exist traditionally since ancient times in India. The Vaiseshika system takes its name from Visesha, or particularity which is the characteristic differential of things. Rishi Kanada is credited as the founder of the Vaiseshika system of philosophy. He is also known by the names, Aulukya and Kasyapa. The aphorisms of Kanada contain the essence of the Vaiseshika philosophy. The principal subject treated therein is Visesha, one of the six Padarthas or categories enumerated by the founder.<ref name=":0">Swami Sivananda, All About HInduism, Page 196-202</ref>
== The Principle of Adrishta<ref name=":0" /> ==
== The Principle of Adrishta<ref name=":0" /> ==
Kanada does not openly refer to God in his Sutras. His belief was that the formation of the world was the result of Adrishta, the unseen force of Karmas or acts. He traces the primal activities of the atoms and souls to the Principle of Adrishta.
Kanada does not openly refer to God in his Sutras. His belief was that the formation of the world was the result of Adrishta, the unseen force of Karmas or acts. He traces the primal activities of the atoms and souls to the Principle of Adrishta. The followers of Kanada introduce God as the '''efficient cause''' and atoms as the '''material cause''' of the universe.
== Atomic Theory of the Universe<ref name=":0" /> ==
In the Vaiseshika system, the formation of the world is supposed to be effected by the aggregation of atoms. These atoms are countless and eternal. They are eternally aggregated, disintegrated and redisintegrated by the power of Adrishta. An atom is defined as 'something existing, having no cause, and eternal'. It is less than the least, invisible, indivisible, intangible and imperceptible by the senses. Each atom has a Visesha or eternal essence of its own. The combination of these atoms is first into an aggregate of two (Dvyanu, dyad). Three of them, again combine into a particle, called Trasarenu (Triad), which like a mote in a sunbeam has just sufficient magnitude to be perceptible. There are four classes of Paramanus, vizi, Paramanus of earth, water, fire and air. The individual atoms combine with others, and again disintegrate after some time.
The Vaiseshika cosmogony is dualistic in the sense the existence of eternal atoms ,pith .on between soul and matter. of as eternal souls. It has not decided positively the relat .th etern Ms side by s.de exact 1 e BODY AND SOUL The body is subtle in Pralaya and gross The time, place and circumstances n creation. of bi irth, famil and the span of life are all determined by the Adrishta. y The individual souls are eternal, manifold, eternally separate from one another, and distinct from the body, senses and mind; and yet capable of a volition, desire, aversion, pleasure pprehension, , pain, me a demerit. They are infinite, ubiquitous or omnipresent and diffused everywhere throughout space. A man's soul is as much in New York as in Bombay, although it can only apprehend and feel and act where the body is. The soul and the mind are not objects of perception. The soul is absolutely free from all connections with qualities in the state of Moksha or release. It regains its independence.
....... In its early stages, the Vaiśeṣika was an independent philosophy with its own metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and path to mukti or liberation. Over time, the Vaiśeṣika system became similar in its philosophical procedures, ethical conclusions and in it's theory of liberation to the Nyāya Darshana, but retained its difference in epistemology and metaphysics.
....... In its early stages, the Vaiśeṣika was an independent philosophy with its own metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics, and path to mukti or liberation. Over time, the Vaiśeṣika system became similar in its philosophical procedures, ethical conclusions and in it's theory of liberation to the Nyāya Darshana, but retained its difference in epistemology and metaphysics.