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==== Asatkaryavadins or Theory of Origination : ====
==== Asatkaryavadins or Theory of Origination : ====
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Asatkaryavadins or Arambhavadins believe that the effect is a new creation, a real beginning. The effect (karya) does not pre-exist (asat) in its material cause. It is said to be a plurality of ultimate reals which are supposed to be simple and atomic as traced to Nyaya-Vaisheshika.
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Asatkaryavadins or Arambhavadins believe that , a real beginning. It is said to be a plurality of ultimate reals which are supposed to be simple and atomic as traced to Nyaya-Vaisheshika.
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|Asatkaryavada or Arambhavada or Paramanuvada
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|The effect (karya) does not pre-exist (asat) in its material cause. The effect is a new creation
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|The effect (karya) pre-exists (sat) in its material cause. Effect is explicit manifestation of that which is contained in its material cause.
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|Samkhya- Yoga
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|Parinamavada : Expounds that the effect is a real transformation of its cause.
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|Shunyavada of Asvagosha (Mahayana Buddhism)
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|Vivartavada : Expounds that the effect is an unreal appearance of the cause. (illusionary)
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|The effect is both real as well as unreal before its production.
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|Doctrine of Non Origination. World being an appearance is never created. Origination is impossible because neither the existent nor the non-existent can be produced from either of them.
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==== Satkaryavadins or Theory of Evolution : ====
==== Satkaryavadins or Theory of Evolution : ====
Satkaryavadins or Prarambhavadins believe that the effect is not a new creation but only an explicit manifestation of material It may be derived from a single substance which is assumed to be complex and all pervasive as advocated by Sankhya-Yoga.<ref name=":32" />
Satkaryavadins or Prarambhavadins believe that the effect is not a new creation but only an explicit manifestation of material It may be derived from a single substance which is assumed to be complex and all pervasive as advocated by Sankhya-Yoga.<ref name=":32" />
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Apart from the shad darshanas, other philosophies that have originated in Bharatavarsha have also expounded their theories of causation.
== विवेकज्ञानम् ॥ Viveka Jnana ==
== विवेकज्ञानम् ॥ Viveka Jnana ==