Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary

by Nandalal Sinha | 1923 | 149,770 words | ISBN-13: 9789332869165

Hinduism Hindu Philosophy Vaisheshika

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This page relates ‘Of Earth, Waters, Fire, Air, and Ether’ of the Vaisheshika-sutra of Kananda, English translation, including commentaries such as the Upaskara of Shankara Mishra, the Vivriti of Jayanarayana-Tarkapanchanana and the Bhashya of Chandrakanta. The Vaisheshika Sutras teaches the science freedom (moksha-shastra) and the various aspects of the soul (eg., it's nature, suffering and rebirth under the law of karma).

Chapter 1 - Of Earth, Waters, Fire, Air, and Ether

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Sūtra 2.1.1 (Characteristics of Earth)

Sūtra 2.1.2 (Characteristics of Water)

Sūtra 2.1.3 (Characteristics of Fire)

Sūtra 2.1.4 (Characteristic of Air)

Sūtra 2.1.5 (The above characteristics do not belong to Ether)

Sūtra 2.1.6 (Objection to Fluidity being a characteristic of Water, answered)

Sūtra 2.1.7 (Above continued)

Sūtra 2.1.8 (Use of Inference)

Sūtra 2.1.9 (Touch infers Air)

Sūtra 2.1.10 (Touch which infers Air, cannot be explained by visible objects)

Sūtra 2.1.11 (Air is a Substance)

Sūtra 2.1.12 (Air is a Substance,—continued)

Sūtra 2.1.13 (Air is eternal)

Sūtra 2.1.14 (Air is manifold)

Sūtra 2.1.15 (No visible mark of Air)

Sūtra 2.1.16 (Air is inferred not as such but as a Substance in general)

Sūtra 2.1.17 (The name Air is derived from Scripture)

Sūtra 2.1.18 (Existence of God)

Sūtra 2.1.19 (Existence of God.—continued)

Sūtra 2.1.20 (Marks of Ether, according to Sāṅkhya philosophy)

Sūtra 2.1.21 (The above are no marks)

Sūtra 2.1.22 (Above continued)

Sūtra 2.1.23 (The above are no marks—continued)

Sūtra 2.1.24 (Inference of Ether by Sound)

Sūtra 2.1.25 (Sound not an Attribute of tangible things)

Sūtra 2.1.26 (Nor of Soul, nor of Mind)

Sūtra 2.1.27 (Therefore of Ether)

Sūtra 2.1.28 (Ether is a substance, and is eternal)

Sūtra 2.1.29 (Ether is one)

Sūtra 2.1.30 (Above continued)

Sūtra 2.1.31 (Individuality of Ether)

Last Updated: 09 November, 2020

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