Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study)
by Diptimani Goswami | 2014 | 61,072 words
This page relates 鈥楺ualities (9): Vibhaga (Disjunction)鈥� of the study on the Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories with special reference to the Tarkasangraha by Annambhatta. Both Nyaya and Vaisesika are schools of ancient Indian Philosophy, and accepted in their system various padarthas or objects of valid knowledge. This study investigates how the Tarkasamgraha reflects these categories in the combined Nyayavaisesika school.
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Qualities (9): 痴颈产丑腻驳补 (Disjunction)
痴颈产丑腻驳补 (Disjunction) is that quality which destroys conjunction.[1] This quality exists in all dravyas. At first there must have previous conjunction, after that there may be disjunction. Pra艣astap膩da also defines this quality as the separation of thing from other which are previously joined.
痴颈产丑腻驳补 has three divisions:
According to 艢iv膩ditya, it is known as 惫颈产丑腻驳补 (disjunction) as the generality of 惫颈产丑腻驳补tva resides in it. Moreover, this quality is the special cause of separation of substances.[3] But in the 罢补谤办补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补, 础苍苍补峁僢丑补峁弓补 describes it as the destroyer of the conjunction. In the 顿墨辫颈办腻, 础苍苍补峁僢丑补峁弓补 states that the word quality (驳耻峁嘺) is added in the definition to reject the over-pervasion to time, space etc. The word 蝉补峁儁辞驳补苍腻艣补办辞 (destroyer of contact) is added in the definition to avoid over-pervasion to colour (谤奴辫腻诲辞耻) etc.[4] Thus it is seen that disjunction is not simply the negation of conjunction, but it is an actual separation.
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
pr膩ptip奴rvik膩pr膩ptir惫颈产丑腻驳补岣�. sa ca trividh膩岣nyatarakarmaja, ubhayakarmajo惫颈产丑腻驳补箩补艣ca. 痴补颈艣别峁办补诲补谤艣补苍补尘 with 笔谤补艣补蝉迟补辫腻诲补产丑腻峁补, p. 107
[3]:
惫颈产丑腻驳补tvas膩m膩nyav膩n vibhaktapratyay膩s膩dh膩ra峁嘺k膩ra峁嘺峁� 惫颈产丑腻驳补. 厂补辫迟补辫补诲腻谤迟丑颈, p.58
[4]:
顿墨辫颈办腻 on 罢补谤办补蝉补峁僩谤补丑补, p. 19