Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t12.1
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t12.1
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As one of the major philosophical schools of Brahmanism, Vaiśeṣika, or the Vaisheshika school, was formed around 2^nd^ century BCE. With a significant philosophical influence in India, it spread to China along with Buddhism, where it attracted great attention from some of the major thinkers in ancient China.