Padārtha

The Padārtha represent seven categories recognized by the Vaisheshika. Kanada wrote of the first six Padārtha: Substance, Quality, Action, Genus, Individuality and Inherence. Later commentators added a seventh, Privation. The Nyaya later developed a competing list of sixteen Padārthas.

See also

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 11, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.