Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s10.t8.9

v1.c7.s10.t8.9

Since its inception, the Vaisheshika school has been an important influence in the Indian philosophical scene, and figured largely in both Buddhism and the dominant philosophical schools of Brahmanism. Many Vedānta and Buddhist texts discuss or refute the theories of the Vaisheshika school, and therefore constitute valuable sources of information instrumental in helping people understand Vaiśeṣika and its philosophical system.