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Vaisheshika

[ vahy-she-shee-kuh, vahy-shey-shi-kuh ]

noun

, Indian Philosophy.
  1. a school of thought asserting the existence of a universe formed by a god out of atoms of earth, air, fire, and water, as well as out of space, time, ether, mind, and soul, all conceived as substances coexisting eternally with the god.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Vaisheshika1

< Sanskrit vaiśeṣika, derivative of viśesa difference, particular property

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