Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t13.4

v1.c7.s10.t13.4

Vaiśeṣika-sūtra, the original fundamental classic of Vaiśeṣika, believed that there are six basic categories ie dravya-padārtha (substance), guna-padārtha (attribute), karma-padārtha (action), sāmānya-padārtha (universal), viśeṣa-padārtha (particularity), and samavāya-padārtha (inherence). However, *Daśapadārthaśāstra* thought that there are 10 padārthas, adding four categories to six basic categories of Vaiśeṣika-sūtra, which are śakti-padārthas (potentiality), aśakti-padārthas (non-potentiality), sādṛśya-padārthas (commonness) and abhāva-padārthas (non-existence).