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Title:: Vaiśeṣika

Author:

Karin Preisendanz

Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/2212-5019_beh_COM_9000000077

First-online:: 29 May 2018

Last-update:: 07 Apr 2025

Online ISSN:: 2212-5019

Publisher:: Brill

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The Legendary Founder of Vaiśeṣika and Its Religious Affiliation
The Historical Background
The Vaiśeṣikasūtra and Its Commentaries
The Literature of Classical and Postclassical Vaiśeṣika
A Sketch of Vaiśeṣika Philosophy
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Vaiśeṣika

in Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online

Author:

Karin Preisendanz

Karin Preisendanz
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(15,259 words)

Title:: Vaiśeṣika

Author:

Karin Preisendanz

Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/2212-5019_beh_COM_9000000077

Language:: English

First-online:: 29 May 2018

Last-update:: 07 Apr 2025

Online ISSN:: 2212-5019

Publisher:: Brill

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