 10 adhyayas and 370 sutras

 Highlighted the description of "Vishesha" of Shat Padartha hence named as

"Vaisheshika Darshana”
 Aulukya Darshana
 Commentary –Prasastapada- Prasastapada Bhasya
 1st Chapter about Dravya, Guna, Karma and Samavaya
 - 2nd & 3rd Chapter about Nava dravya
 - 4th Chapter about Paramanu Vada
 - 5th Chapter about Karma
 - 6th Chapter about Veda-pramanya, Dharma, Adharma
 - 7th & 8th Chapter about Guna
 - 9th Chapter about Abhava
 - 10th Chapter about Sukha, Duhkha, Trividha Karana.
MAIN PRINCIPLES
 6 padarthas

Dravya -substance

Guna- attribute

Karma- action

Samanya- generality

Vishesha- uniqueness

Samavaya- inseperable relation

9 DRAVYA

 Nava Karana Dravya, the basic elements to cause the creation, they are Pancha
mahabhuta, Atma, Manas, Kala and Dik.
 GUNA

 Explained 17+7=24 Gunas (17 original and 7 added by commentators) known

as Vaisheshika Guna.
KARMA

 5 types of Karma are explained, they are:-

 1) Utkshepana (elevation or abduction)

 2) Apakshepan (depression or adduction)
 3) Akunchan (flexion)
 4) Prasaran (extention)
 5) Gamana (locomotion)
 Prasastapada added 7th - abhava

 2 pramanas
PARAMANU VADA

 the theory of Paramanuvada

 2 words parama( best)+ anu (minute particle)
 Minute indivisible part of matter is Paramanu
 2 Paramanu form Dwyanuka
 3 Dwyanuka form Trasarenu (minutest visible particle)
 4Trasarenu -------- chaturanuka
PEELUPAKA VADA

 Peelu- paramanu
 Paka- transformation
ASATKARYAVADA

karana Asat Karya

 VAISHESHIKA AND AYURVEDA
 Vishesha Tatva have a great role in Ayurveda, it is implemented to reduce the
aggravated factors by selecting the opposite principles.

 - Accepted Shat Padartha but the sequence is Samanya, Visesha, Guna, Dravya,
Karma and Samavaya.

 - In the cause of creation there is similarity, both believe that the creation is created
from Mula Prakriti or Avyakta and controlled by Parabrahma

 - Paramanu-vada of Vaisheshika helped Ayurved to distinguish the objects or drugs

like in Ahara-parinama, Dhatu-parinama etc.

 - Both accepted the theory of Nava Karana dravyas

 CONTD……..

 - Among Vaisheshika 24 gunas Ayurveda accepted 22 guna (except Dharma-Adharma)

 - Similarity in the theory of Nityatwa of Atma and Anutwa of Manas

 - Both accepted the theory of Pancha-vidha Karma.

 - Both accepted theories of Duḥkha-karana, Tattwa-jnana, Karmaphala, Punarjanma and Moksha

 - Both accepted the Pilupaka-vada.